Vent, Inc. reported net income of $770,000 for 2018. Vent sold 15,000 shares of treasury stock acquired in a previous year on July 1 and 15,000 new shares on November 1. At year-end, 180,000 shares were outstanding. Vent had 20,000 shares of $100 par value 7% preferred stock outstanding all year. Vent paid dividends to the preferred shareholders. The weighted average number of common shares used to compute earnings per share for 2018 is

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p.m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p.m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p.m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?