Consolidated EPS. On January 1, 2016, Peanut Corporation acquires an 80% interest in Sunny Corporation. Information regarding the income and equity structure of the two companies as of the year ended December 31, 2018, is as follows:
Additional information is as follows:
a. The warrants to acquire Peanut stock are issued in 2017. Each warrant can be exchanged for one share of Peanut common stock at an exercise price of $12 per share.
b. Each share of convertible preferred stock can be converted into two shares of Sunny common stock. The preferred stock pays an annual dividend totaling $4,000. Peanut owns 60% of the convertible preferred stock.
c. The nonconvertible preferred stock is issued on July 1, 2018, and pays a 6-month dividend totaling $500.
d. Relevant market prices per share of Peanut common stock during 2018 are as follows:
Compute the basic and diluted consolidated EPS for the year ended December 31, 2018. Use quarterly share averaging.