Stellar Corporation is preparing the comparative financial statements to be included in the annual report to stockholders. Stellar employs a fiscal year ending May 31. Income from operations before income taxes for Stellar was $ 1,277,000 and $ 724,000, respectively, for fiscal years ended May 31, 2018 and 2017. Stellar experienced a loss from discontinued operations of $ 421,000 on March 3, 2018. A 40% combined income tax rate pertains to any and all of Stellar Corporations profits, gains, and losses. Stellars capital structure consists of preferred stock and common stock. The company has not issued any convertible securities or warrants and there are no outstanding stock options. Stellar issued 41,000 shares of $100 par value, 6% cumulative preferred stock in 2014. All of this stock is outstanding, and no preferred dividends are in arrears. There were 951,600 shares of $1 par common stock outstanding on June 1, 2016. On September 1, 2016, Stellar sold an additional 402,000 shares of the common stock at $ 16 per share. Stellar distributed a 20% stock dividend on the common shares outstanding on December 1, 2017. These were the only common stock transactions during the past 2 fiscal years.

Determine the weighted-average number of common shares that would be used in computing earnings per share on the current comparative income statement for:

Starting with income from operations before income taxes, prepare a comparative income statement for the years ended May 31, 2018 and 2017. The statement will be part of Stellar Corporations annual report to stockholders and should include appropriate earnings per share presentation. (Round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e.g. $2.55.)

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Weighted-average number of common shares (1) The year ended May 31, 2017 (2) The year ended May 31, 2018. STELLAR CORPORATION Comparative Income Statement For the Years Ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 2018 2017 Earnings per share