Firm A is planning on merging with Firm B. Firm A will pay Firm B's stockholders the current value of their stock in shares of Firm A. Firm A currently has 4,500 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $40 a share. Firm B has 2,100 shares outstanding at a price of $20 a share. The after-merger earnings will be $8,200. What will the earnings per share be after the merger?

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