- 4 Marks
Question
Dome Ltd has 5,000,000 ordinary shares in issue and also had in issue in 2020:
- GH¢1,000,000 of 14% convertible loan stock, convertible in three years at the rate of 2 shares for every GH¢10 of stock.
- GH¢2,000,000 of 10% convertible loan stock, convertible in a year’s time at the rate of 3 shares for every GH¢5 of stock.
The total earnings in 2020 were GH¢1,750,000. The rate of income tax is 35%.
Required:
In accordance with IAS 33: Earnings Per Share, calculate the basic and diluted earnings per share.
(4 marks)
Answer

- Tags: Basic EPS, Convertible Loan Stock, Diluted EPS, IAS 33, Taxation
- Level: Level 2
- Topic: IAS 33 - Earnings Per Share
- Series: MAY 2021
- Uploader: Olaoluwa