Homework #$9$: Share$-$Based Compensation & EPS $($i

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On December $31,2023,$ Berclair Incorporated had $420$ million shares of common stock and $7$ million shares of $9\%,$$$100$ par value cumulative preferred stock issued and outstanding.

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On March $1,2024,$ Berclair purchased $36$ million shares of its common stock as treasury stock.

Berclair issued a $5\%$ common stock dividend on July $1,2024.$

Six million treasury shares were sold on October $1.$

Net income for the year ended December $31,2024,$ was $$700$ million.

Required:

Compute Berclair's earnings per share for the year ended December $31,2024.$

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions $($i$.$e$.,10,000,000$ should be entered as $10).$

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