Advanced Accounting 10th Edition by Thomas Schaefer, Joe Ben Hoyle, Timothy Doupnik

Exercise 35

Garfun, Inc., owns all of the stock of Simon, Inc.For 2011, Garfun reports income (exclusive of any investment income) of $480,000.Garfun has 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding.It also has 5,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding that pay a dividend of $15,000 per year.Simon reports net income of $290,000 for the period with 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding.Simon also has a liability for 10,000 of $100 bonds that pay annual interest of $8 per bond.Each of these bonds can be converted into three shares of common stock.Garfun owns none of these bonds.Assume a tax rate of 30 percent.What amount should Garfun report as diluted earnings per share