Benn, Incorporated, has 6,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding on December 31, 2017. An additional 1,000,000 shares of common stock were issued on April 1, 2018, and 500,000 more on July 1, 2018. On October 1, 2018, Benn Issued 25,000, $1,000 face value, 8% convertible bonds. Each bond is convertible into 20 shares of common stock. No bonds were converted into common stock in 2018. What was the number of shares to be used in computing diluted earnings per share? A 7,000,000 B 7,125,000 C 7,500,000 D 8,500,000 . -.-.- . -. dialanalrommon stock