On June 1, 2018, Larkspur Company and Cullumber Company merged to form Riverbed Inc. A total of 870,000 shares were issued to complete the merger. The new corporation reports on a calendar-year basis. On April 1, 2020, the company issued an additional 543,000 shares of stock for cash. All 1,413,000 shares were outstanding on December 31, 2020. Riverbed Inc. also issued $600,000 of 20-year, 8% convertible bonds at par on July 1, 2020. Each $1,000 bond converts to 38 shares of common at any interest date. None of the bonds have been converted to date. Riverbed Inc. is preparing its annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The annual report will show earnings per share figures based upon a reported after-tax net income of $1,613,000. (The tax rate is 20%.) Determine the following for 2020. (a) The number of shares to be used for calculating: (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. $2,500.) (1)   Basic earnings per share   enter a number of shares rounded to 0 decimal places   shares (2)   Diluted earnings per share   enter a number of shares rounded to 0 decimal places   shares (b) The earnings figures to be used for calculating: (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. $2,500.) (1)   Basic earnings per share   $enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places  (2)   Diluted earnings per share   $enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places

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On June 1, 2018, Larkspur Company and Cullumber Company merged to form Riverbed Inc. A total of 870,000 shares were issued to complete the merger. The new corporation reports on a calendar-year basis.

On April 1, 2020, the company issued an additional 543,000 shares of stock for cash. All 1,413,000 shares were outstanding on December 31, 2020.

Riverbed Inc. also issued $600,000 of 20-year, 8% convertible bonds at par on July 1, 2020. Each $1,000 bond converts to 38 shares of common at any interest date. None of the bonds have been converted to date.

Riverbed Inc. is preparing its annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The annual report will show earnings per share figures based upon a reported after-tax net income of $1,613,000. (The tax rate is 20%.)

Determine the following for 2020.

(a) The number of shares to be used for calculating: (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. $2,500.)

(1)  
Basic earnings per share
 
enter a number of shares rounded to 0 decimal places
  shares
(2)  
Diluted earnings per share
 
enter a number of shares rounded to 0 decimal places
  shares


(b) The earnings figures to be used for calculating: (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. $2,500.)

(1)  
Basic earnings per share
 
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places 
(2)  
Diluted earnings per share
 
$enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places 
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