Asked by julia James on Jul 02, 2024

Warren, Inc.determined the following information concerning its common stock during 2010:
 January 1  40,000 shares outstanding  April 1  Issued a 10% stock dividend  July 1  Issued an additional 1,900 share  October 1  Issued a 2-for-1 stock split  December 1  Reacquired 3,000 shares \begin{array}{ll}\text { January 1 } & \text { 40,000 shares outstanding } \\\text { April 1 } & \text { Issued a 10\% stock dividend } \\\text { July 1 } & \text { Issued an additional 1,900 share } \\\text { October 1 } & \text { Issued a 2-for-1 stock split } \\\text { December 1 } & \text { Reacquired 3,000 shares }\end{array} January 1  April 1  July 1  October 1  December 1  40,000 shares outstanding  Issued a 10% stock dividend  Issued an additional 1,900 share  Issued a 2-for-1 stock split  Reacquired 3,000 shares 
Required:
What should Warren, Inc.use as the denominator for its basic earnings per share calculation for 2010?

Stock Dividend

A dividend payment made in the form of additional shares of stock, rather than cash.

Basic Earnings Per Share

A financial metric that measures a company's profitability by dividing its net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

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