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by grandh01 » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:49 pm
A corporation with 5,000,000 shares
of publicly listed stock reported total
earnings of $7.20 per share for the
first 9 months of operation. During the
final quarter the number of publicly
listed shares was increased to
10,000,000 shares, and fourth quarter
earnings were reported as $1.25 per
share. What are the average annual
earnings per share based on the
number of shares at the end of the
year?
(A) $1.83
(B) $2.43
(C) $4.85
(D) $8.45
(E) $9.70
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by Anurag@Gurome » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:56 pm
grandh01 wrote:A corporation with 5,000,000 shares
of publicly listed stock reported total
earnings of $7.20 per share for the
first 9 months of operation. During the
final quarter the number of publicly
listed shares was increased to
10,000,000 shares, and fourth quarter
earnings were reported as $1.25 per
share. What are the average annual
earnings per share based on the
number of shares at the end of the
year?
(A) $1.83
(B) $2.43
(C) $4.85
(D) $8.45
(E) $9.70
Earnings for 9 months = 5 * 7.2 = 36
Earnings for 4th quarter = 10 * 1.25 = 12.5
Total earnings for a year = 36 + 12.5 = 48.5

Therefore, average earnings per share = 48.5/10 = 4.85

The correct answer is E.
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by gmat60days » Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:25 pm
Anurag, I am not completely convinced. How can the total amount be divided by 10?
Since those shares came into existence only in the last quarter?
I think the average should be handled separately for the first 3 quarters, and then for the last quarter?

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by Anurag@Gurome » Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:33 pm
gmat60days wrote:Anurag, I am not completely convinced. How can the total amount be divided by 10?
Since those shares came into existence only in the last quarter?
I think the average should be handled separately for the first 3 quarters, and then for the last quarter?
Total # of shares on which the earnings per share needs to be calculated = 10,000,000 shares (this is the number of shares during the final quarter). This is the reason we divided it by 10.
I hope it is clear now?
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