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Comparative Earnings per Share Lucas Company reports net income of $5,125 for the year ended December 31,...

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Comparative Earnings per Share

Lucas Company reports net income of $5,125 for the year endedDecember 31, 2016, its first year of operations. On January 4,2016, Lucas issued 9,000 shares of common stock. On August 2, 2016,it issued an additional 3,000 shares of stock, resulting in 12,000shares outstanding at year-end.

During 2017, Lucas earned net income of $16,400. It issued 2,000additional shares of stock on March 3, 2017, and declared andissued a 2-for-1 stock split on November 3, 2017, resulting in28,000 shares outstanding at year-end.

During 2018, Lucas earned net income of $23,520. The only commonstock transaction during 2018 was a 20% stock dividend issued onJuly 2, 2018.

If required, round your final answers to two decimal places.

Required:

  1. Compute the basic earnings per share that would be disclosed inthe 2016 annual report.
    $  per share
  2. Compute the 2016 and 2017 comparative basic earnings per sharethat would be disclosed in the 2017 annual report.
    2017:   $  per share
    2016:   $  per share
  3. Compute the 2016, 2017, and 2018 comparative basic earnings pershare that would be disclosed in the 2018 annual report.
    2018:   $  per share
    2017:   $  per share
    2016:   $  per share

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