On December 31, 2017, Dow Steel Corporation had 650,000 shares
of common stock and 35,000 shares of 9%, noncumulative,
nonconvertible preferred stock issued and outstanding. Dow issued a
5% common stock dividend on May 15 and paid cash dividends of
$450,000 and $74,000 to common and preferred shareholders,
respectively, on December 15, 2018.
On February 28, 2018, Dow sold 64,000 common shares. In keeping
with its long-term share repurchase plan, 7,000 shares were retired
on July 1. Dow's net income for the year ended December 31, 2018,
was $2,350,000. The income tax rate is 40%.
Required:
Compute Dow's earnings per share for the year ended December 31,
2018. (Do not round intermediate calculations.
Enter your answers in
thousands.)
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