Question - On December 31, 2011, Colaw Company reports the following amounts in its equity section:
Share capital-ordinary $2,400,000
Share premium-ordinary 900,000
Retained earnings 1,780,000
Treasury shares 180,000
The ordinary shares have a stated value of $10 per share. One million ordinary shares are authorized and 40,000 shares are held in the treasury.
Instructions - Compute the book value per ordinary share.