The Hamilton Corporation has 3 million shares of stock outstanding and will report earnings of $6,880,000...

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The Hamilton Corporation has 3 million shares of stockoutstanding and will report earnings of $6,880,000 in the currentyear. The company is considering the issuance of 3 millionadditional shares that can only be issued at $33 per share.


a. Assume the Hamilton Corporation can earn 6.00percent on the proceeds. Calculate the earnings per share.(Do not round intermediate calculations and round youranswer to 2 decimal places.)
  



b. Should the new issue be undertaken based onearnings per share?

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The immediate dilution potential for the new stock will be calculated by finding the difference between earnings per share before stock issue and earnings per share after the    See Answer
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