On January 1, 2021, Marigold Corp. had 461,000 shares of common stock outstanding. During 2021, it had the following transactions that affected the Common Stock account. February 1 Issued 124,000 shares
March 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend
May 1 Acquired 104,000 shares of treasury stock
June 1 Issued a 3-for-1 stock split
October 1 Reissued 61,000 shares of treasury stock

Required:
Determine the weighted-average number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021.

Marigold Corp.

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021:

Date           Outstanding Shares             Number   Weight     Weighted

January 1,   Beginning                             461,000    12/12         461,000

February 1  Issue of new                        124,000     11/12          113,667    

March 1      Stock dividend                      58,500     10/12          48,750

May 1         Treasury stock                    -104,000      8/12         -69,333

June 1        Issue 3-for-1 split               1,618,500      7/12         944,125

October 1  Reissue of Treasury Stock    61,000      3/12          15,250

Dec. 31     Total Outstanding shares 2,219,000         12      1,513,459

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Date           Outstanding Shares            Number

January 1,  Beginning                              461,000

February 1 Issue of new                         124,000

March 1     Stock dividend                       58,500 (10% of 461,000 + 124,000)

May 1        Treasury stock                     -104,000

June 1       Issue 3-for-1 split                1,618,500 (539,500 x 3)

October 1 Reissue of Treasury Stock     61,000

Dec. 31     Total Outstanding shares 2,219,000

b) The months remaining to the end of the year are used to assign weights to the shares.

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