Juniper Limited had $1,000,000$ common shares outstanding on January$1,2022.$ The following

events happened in $2022.$

On June $1,200,000$ common shares were issued for $$40$ each.

A $2$ for $1$ stock split was distributed on November$1.$

Required: Calculate the number of weighted$-$average common shares outstanding to use in the

calculation of basic EPS for the year ended December $3,2022.$ Round to the nearest share.

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Weighted average common shares outstanding: