During 2016, Mayfair Company had the following securities outstanding:

1. 250,000 shares of common stock with an average market price of $25 per share.

2. 9.5% convertible preferred, which had been sold at its par value of $100. The preferred stock is convertible into three shares of common stock and 3,000 preferred shares are currently outstanding.

During 2016, Mayfair earned net income after income taxes of $3.2 million. Calculate the

(a) basic earnings per share and

(b) diluted earnings per share for Mayfair Company for 2016.

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