Charlie Ltd provides you with the following financial information: current share price =$27.00; net profit =$4,000; preference dividend =$1,000; ordinary dividend =$1,500; and issued ordinary shares =1,000 shares. Based on this financial information, what is the company's earnings per share? (a) $2.50 (b) $3.00 (c) $1.50 (d) $4.00