Question: On December 3 1 , 2 0 1 7 , Jasper Company had 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 shares of common stock outstanding

On December 31,2017, Jasper Company had 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding and 30,000 shares of 7%, $100 par, cumulative preferred stock outstanding.
The following transactions occurred during 2018:
February 28,2018- purchased 24,000 shares of common stock as treasury stock paying $45 per share.
September 30,2018- sold 6,000 of the treasury shares for $47 per share.
Net income for 2018 was $540,000.
The income tax rate is 40%.
Also outstanding at December 31,2017:
Fully vested incentive stock options giving key personnel the option to buy 50,000 common shares at $40. The market price of the common shares averaged $50 during 2018.
Five thousand 6% bonds were issued at par on January 1,2018. Each $1,000 bond is convertible into 125 shares of common stock. None of the bonds had been converted by December 31,2018, and no stock options were exercised during the year.
Required:
Compute Jasper's 2018 basic and diluted earnings per share (rounded to 2 decimal points)

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