Pain Corporation holds 90 percent of Soothing Company's common shares but none of its preferred shares. On the date of acquisition, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 10 percent of the book value of Soothing Company. Summary balance sheets for the companies on December 31, 20X8, are as follows:   Pain  Corporation Soothing  Company Cash and Receivables $ 80,000 $ 70,000 Inventory   40,000   30,000 Buildings and Equipment (net)   160,000   150,000 Investment in Soothing Company   135,000   0 Total Assets $ 415,000 $ 250,000 Accounts Payable   50,000 $ 25,000 Preferred Stock ($10 par value)   50,000   75,000 Common Stock ($5 par value)   100,000   50,000 Retained Earnings   215,000   100,000 Total Liabilities and Owners’ Equity $ 415,000 $ 250,000   Pain's preferred pays a 8 percent annual dividend, and Soothing's preferred pays a 10 percent dividend. Soothing's preferred shares can be converted into 20,000 shares of common stock at any time. Soothing reported net income of $35,000 and paid a total of $10,000 of dividends in 20X8. Pain reported income from its separate operations of $80,000 and paid total dividends of $25,000 in 20X8. Based on the information provided, what is the basic earnings per share for the consolidated entity for 20X8?     $5.04      $5.24     $3.80     $5.18

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Pain Corporation holds 90 percent of Soothing Company's common shares but none of its preferred shares. On the date of acquisition, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 10 percent of the book value of Soothing Company. Summary balance sheets for the companies on December 31, 20X8, are as follows:

 

Pain
 Corporation

Soothing
 Company

Cash and Receivables

$

80,000

$

70,000

Inventory

 

40,000

 

30,000

Buildings and Equipment (net)

 

160,000

 

150,000

Investment in Soothing Company

 

135,000

 

0

Total Assets

$

415,000

$

250,000

Accounts Payable

 

50,000

$

25,000

Preferred Stock ($10 par value)

 

50,000

 

75,000

Common Stock ($5 par value)

 

100,000

 

50,000

Retained Earnings

 

215,000

 

100,000

Total Liabilities and Owners’ Equity

$

415,000

$

250,000

 

Pain's preferred pays a 8 percent annual dividend, and Soothing's preferred pays a 10 percent dividend. Soothing's preferred shares can be converted into 20,000 shares of common stock at any time. Soothing reported net income of $35,000 and paid a total of $10,000 of dividends in 20X8. Pain reported income from its separate operations of $80,000 and paid total dividends of $25,000 in 20X8.

Based on the information provided, what is the basic earnings per share for the consolidated entity for 20X8?

   

$5.04

   

 $5.24

   

$3.80

   

$5.18

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