On December 31, 2020, Dow Steel Corporation had 620,000 shares of common stock and 302,000 shares of 10%, noncumulative, nonconvertible preferred stock issued and outstanding. Dow issued a 5% common stock dividend on May 15 and paid cash dividends of $420,000 and $71,000 to common and preferred shareholders, respectively, on December 15, 2021. On February 28, 2021, Dow sold 64,000 common shares. In keeping with its long-term share repurchase plan, 4,000 shares were retired on July 1. Dow's net income for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $2,200,000. The income tax rate is 25%. As part of an incentive compensation plan, Dow granted incentive stock options to division managers at December 31 of the current and each of the previous two years. Each option permits its holder to buy one share of common stock at an exercise price equal to market value at the date of grant and can be exercised one year from that date. Information concerning the number of options granted and common share prices follows: Date Granted December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021 Options Granted (adjusted for the stock dividend) 9,000 4,000 7,500 Share Price $16 $25 $24 The market price of the common stock averaged $24 per share during 2021. Required: Compute Dow's earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in thousands. Round "Earnings per share" answers to 2 decimal places.) Numerator Denominator Eamings per share Dow's basic Dow's diluted