On December $31,2023,$ Clarkson Company had $100,000$ shares of common stock outstanding and $30,000$ shares of $7\%,$ $$50$ par, cumulative preferred stock outstanding. On February $28,2024,$ Clarkson purchased $24,000$ shares of common stock on the open market as treasury stock paying $$45$ per share. Clarkson sold $6,000$ of the treasury shares on September $30,2024,$ for $$47$ per share. Net income for $2024$ was $$180,905.$ Also outstanding at December $31,2023,$ were fully vested incentive stock options giving key executives the option to buy $50,000$ common shares at $$40.$ These stock options were exercised on November $1,2024.$ The market price of the common shares averaged $$50$ during $2024.$

Required:

Compute Clarkson's basic and diluted earnings per share for $2024.$

Note: Round your answers to $2$ decimal places.On December $31,2023,$ Clarkson Company had $100,000$ shares of common stock outstanding and

$30,000$ shares of $7\%,$$$50$ par, cumulative preferred stock outstanding. On February $28,2024,$ Clarkson

purchased $24,000$ shares of common stock on the open market as treasury stock paying $$45$ per share.

Clarkson sold $6,000$ of the treasury shares on September $30,2024,$ for $$47$ per share. Net income for

$2024$ was $$180,905.$ Also outstanding at December $31,2023,$ were fully vested incentive stock options

giving key executives the option to buy $50,000$ common shares at $$40.$ These stock options were

exercised on November $1,2024.$ The market price of the common shares averaged $$50$ during $2024.$

Required:

Compute Clarkson's basic and diluted earnings per share for $2024.$

Note: Round your answers to $2$ decimal places.

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