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On December 31,2015,Brisbane Company Had 100,000 Shares of Common Stock

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On December 31,2015,Brisbane Company had 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding and 30,000 shares of 7%,$50 par,cumulative preferred stock outstanding.On February 28,2016,Brisbane purchased 24,000 shares of common stock on the open market as treasury stock paying $40 per share.Brisbane sold 6,000 treasury shares on September 30,2016,for $45 per share.Net income for 2016 was $180,905.Also outstanding during the year were 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 2016.
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Compute Brisbane's basic and diluted earnings per share (rounded to 2 decimal places)for 2016.

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[$180,905 - (7% x $50 x 30,000...

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