Pet Boutique Corp. reported $$4,365,410$ of profit for $2023.$ On November $2,2023,$ it declared and paid the annual preferred dividends of $$283,560.$ On January $1,2023,$ Pet Boutique had $111,410$ and $567,000$ outstanding preferred and common shares, respectively. The following transactions changed the number of shares outstanding during the year:

Feb. $1$ Declared and issued a $20\%$ common share dividend.

Apr. $30$ Sold $111,060$ common shares for cash.

May $1$ Sold $45,550$ preferred shares for cash.

Oct. $31$ Sold $32,760$ common shares for cash.

a$.$ What is the amount of profit available for distribution to the common shareholders?

b$.$ What is the weighted$-$average number of common shares for the year?

c$.$ What is the earnings per share for the year? $($Round the final answer to $2$ decimal places.$)$

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