$\backslash$table$[[$Net sales,Years ended$],[\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$September $29,],[2018]]]],\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$September $30,],[2017]]]]],[265,595,229,234],[$Cost of sales,$163,756,141,048],[$Gross margin,$101,839,88,186],[$Operating expenses:$],[$Research and development,$14,236,11,581],[$Selling$,$ general and administrative,$16,705,15,261],[$Total operating expenses,$30,941,26,842],[$Operating income,$70,898,61,344],[$Other income$/($expense$),$ net,$2,005,2,745],[$Income before provision for income taxes,$72,903,64,089],[$Provision for income taxes,$13,372,15,738]]$

Further, during the year $2018,$ the company's weighted average number of common shares outstanding was $4\mathrm{.}96$ billion, while the impact of conversion of the dilutive securities was $0\mathrm{.}04$ billion. What is the company's diluted earnings per share $($EPS$)$ in $2018?$

$(20$ marks$)$