During $2020,$ Crystal Inc. had $500,000$ shares of common stock and $50,000$ shares of $6\%$ cumulative preferred stock outstanding. The preferred stock has a par value of $$100$ per share. Crystal didn't declare or pay any dividends during $2020.$ Crystal's net income for the year ended December $31,2020$ was $$2\mathrm{.}5$ million. The income tax rate is $40\%.$ Crystal granted $10,000$ stock options to its executives on January $1,$ of this year. Each option gives its holder the right to buy $20$ shares of common stock at an exercise price of $$29$ per share. The options vest after one year. The market price of the common stock averaged $$30$ per share during $2020.$ What's Crystal's basic earnings per share for $2020,$ rounded to the nearest cent? A$.$ $$5\mathrm{.}00,$ B$.$$$3\mathrm{.}14,$ C$.$ None of these answer choices are correct, or D$.$ $$4\mathrm{.}40.$