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Grouper Inc. began operations in January $2018$ and reported the following results for each of its $3$ years of operations.

$2018$$$252,000$ net loss $2019$$$39,000$ net loss $2020,$$$868,000$ net income

At December $31,2020,$ Grouper Inc. capital accounts were as follows.

$8\%$ cumulative preferred stock, par value $$100$; authorized, issued,

and outstanding $4,900$ shares

$$490,000$

Common stock, par value $$1\mathrm{.}00$; authorized $1,000,000$ shares;

issued and outstanding $769,000$ shares

$$769,000$

Grouper Inc. has never paid a cash or stock dividend. There has been no change in the capital accounts since Grouper began operations. The state law permits dividends only from retained earnings.

$($a$)$ Compute the book value of the common stock at December $31,2020.($Round answers to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.$ $$38\mathrm{.}50.)$

Book value per share $

$($b$)$ Compute the book value of the common stock at December $31,2020,$ assuming that the preferred stock has a liquidating value of $$105$ per share. $($Round answers to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.$ $$38\mathrm{.}50.)$

Book value per share