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Fully vested incentive stock options exercisable at $30 per share to obtain 15,0

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Question

Fully vested incentive stock options exercisable at $30 per share to obtain 15,000 shares of common stock were outstanding during a period when the average market price of the common stock was $45 and the ending market price was $45.

By how many shares will the assumed exercise of these options increase the weighted-average number of shares outstanding when calculating diluted earnings per share

Number of shares _________?

By how many shares will the assumed exercise of these options increase the weighted-average number of shares outstanding when calculating diluted earnings per share

Number of shares _________?

Explanation / Answer

Answer:Formula: (Purchase of treasury stock*exercise price)/Average market price

=(15000 shares*$30)/$45

=10000 shares

No of shares is diluted=15000 shares-10000 shares

=5000 share