On january 1, 2008, dingler corporation had 125,000 shares of its $2 par value common stock outstanding. on march 1, dingler sold an additional 250,000 shares on the open market at $20 per share. dingler issued a 20% stock dividend on may 1. on august 1, dingler purchased 140,000 shares and immediately retired the stock. on november 1, 200,000 shares were sold for $25 per share. what is the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for 2008?

Arguments made against free trade include all of the following exceptdumping is an unfair trade practice that puts domestic producers of substitute goods at a disadvantage that they should be protected against.national defense considerations justify producing certain goods domestically whether the country has a comparative advantage in their production or not.free trade is inflationary and should be restricted in the domestic interest. if foreign governments subsidize their exports, foreign firms that export are given an unfair advantage that domestic producers should be protected against.infant industries should be protected from free trade so that they may have time to develop and compete on an even basis with older, more established foreign industries.