Exercise 16-19 A portion of the combined statement of income and retained earnings of Sandhill Inc. for the current year follows. Income before extraordinary item Loss from discontinued operations, net of applicable income tax (Note 1) Net income Retained earnings at the beginning of the year $14,820,000 1,370,000 13,450,000 82,620,000 96,070,000 Dividends declared: On preferred stock-$6.00 per share On common stock-$1.75 per share Retained earnings at the end of the year $318,000 14,850,000 15,168,000 $80,902,000 Note 1. During the year, Sandhill Inc. suffered a major loss from discontinued operations of $1,370,000 after applicable income tax reduction of $1,220,000. At the end of the current year, Sandhill Inc. as outstanding 8,610,000 shares of $10 par common stock and 53,000 shares of 6% preferred. On April 1 of the current year, Sandhill Inc. issued 980,000 shares of common stock for $34 per share to help finance the loss from discontinued operations. Compute the earnings per share on common stock for the current year as it should be reported to stockholders. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. $2.55.) Sandhill Inc. Income Statement Income Before Extraordinary Loss Extraordinary Loss Net Income / (Loss)