Dividend reinvestment. Your basis in shares purchased through a dividend-reinvestment plan is the stock's cost. Thus, if you have $500 in dividends reinvested and it buys you 30 additional shares, your basis in each share would be $16.67 ($500 divided by 30).
Women who eat 1,200 calories and men who consume 1,500 calories a day will likely lose weight. To maintain current body weights, women often require 1,600 to 2,400 calories daily, while many adult men need 2,000 to 3,000 calories a day, according to the publication Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010..o maintain current body weights, women often require 1,600 to 2,400 calories daily, while many adult men need 2,000 to 3,000 calories a day, according to the publication Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010..
For a person with stable weight to lose 100 pounds in six months, that person would have to cut 1,945 calories per day. One pound is equivalent to 3,500 calories, so 100 pounds equals 350,000 calories, divided by 180 days provides the result of a 1,945 calorie deficit needed daily.