Winsor Inc. recently purchased Holiday Corp., a large midwestern home painting corporation. One of the terms of the merger was that if Holiday’s income for 2007 was $110,000 or more, 10,000 additional shares would be issued to Holiday’s stockholders in 2008. Holiday’s income for 2006 was $120,000

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(EPS with Contingent Issuance Agreement) Winsor Inc. recently purchased Holiday Corp., a large midwestern home painting corporation. One of the terms of the merger was that if Holiday’s income for 2007 was $110,000 or more, 10,000 additional shares would be issued to Holiday’s stockholders in 2008. Holiday’s income for 2006 was $120,000.

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Would the contingent shares have to be considered in Winsor’s 2006 earnings per share computations?

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Assume the same facts, except that the 10,000 shares are contingent on Holiday’s achieving a net income of $130,000 in 2007. Would the contingent shares have to be considered in Winsor’s earnings per share computations for 2006?

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(a)      The contingent shares would have to be reflected in diluted earnings per share because the earnings level is currently being attained.

 

(b)     Because the earnings level is not being currently attained, contingent shares are not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

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