Falana Academy Surplus had $50,000$ shares of common stock and $8,000$ shares of $20\%,$$$25$ par value preferred stock outstanding through December $31,2024.$ Income from continuing operations for $2024$ was $$810,000,$ and loss on discontinued operations $($net of income tax saving$)$ was $$40,000.$

Compute Falana's earnings per share for $2024,$ starting with income from continuing operations. Round to the nearest cent. $($Enter all EPS amounts to the nearest cent, $$xx.$XX$.$ Use parentheses or a minus sign for amounts reducing the income from continuing operations.$)$