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Swiftylnc. uses a calendar year for financial reporting. Thecompany is authorized to issue $8,680,000$ shares of $$10$ par common stock. At no time has Swifty issued any potentially dilutive securities$.$ Listed below is a summary of Swifty'scommon stock activities.

$1$ Number of commen shares issued and outstanding at Derember $31,2023,1,820,000$

$2.$ Sharesissued as a result of a $10\%$ stock dividend on September $30,2024,182,000$

$3.$ Shares issued for cash on March $31,2025$

Number of common shares issued and outstanding at December $31,2025,\frac{1,820,000}{3,822,000}$

$4.$ A$2-$for$-1$ stocksplit of Swifty'scommon stock took placeon March $31,2026$

$($a$)$

Compute the weighted$-$average number of common shares used in computingearnings per common share for $2024$ on the $2025$ comparativeincomestatement.

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