On December 31, 2020, Dow Steel Corporation had 740,000 shares of common stock and 314,000 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 $540.000 and $83,000 to common and preferred shareholders, respectively, on December 15, 2021 On February 28, 2021. Dow sold 68,000 common shares. In keeping with its long-term share repurchase plan, 3,000 shares were retired on July 1 Dow's net income for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $2,800,000. The income tax rate is 25%. Also, as a part of a 2020 agreement for the acquisition of Merrill Cable Company, another 26,000 shares (already adjusted for the stock dividend) are to be issued to former Merrill shareholders on December 31, 2022. If Merrills 2022 net income is at least $640,000 in 2021, Merrills net income was $770,000 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 Options Granted Out Oranted Kasgusted for the stock divided) Share Price December 31, 2019 23,000 $ 34 December 11, 2020 16.000 $ 43 December 31, 2021 19,500 The market price of the common stock averaged $42 per share during 2021 The market price of the common stock averaged 542 per share during 2021 On July 12, 2019, Dow issued $600,000 of convertible 8% bonds at face value. Each $1,000 bond is convertible into 45 common shares (adjusted for the stock dividend) Required: Compute Dow's basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021. (Enter your answers in thousands. Round "Earnings per share" answers to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations) Numerator $ 2,717 Denominator 835 = 892 Earnings per share $ 3.25 Dow's basic Dow's duted