The controller of Lafayette Corporation has requested assistance in determining income, basic earnings per share, and diluted earnings per share for presentation in the company's income statement for the year ended September 30, 2008. As currently calculated, the company's net income is $540,000 for fiscal year 2007–2008.

Your working papers disclose the following opening balances and transactions in the company's capital stock accounts during the year:

1. Common stock (at October 1, 2007, stated value $10, authorized 300,000 shares; effective December 1, 2007, stated value $5, authorized 600,000 shares):

Balance, October 1, 2007'issued and outstanding 60,000 shares

December 1, 2007'60,000 shares issued in a two-for-one stock split

December 1, 2007'280,000 shares (stated value $5) issued at $39 per share

2. Treasury stock'common:

March 3, 2008'purchased 40,000 shares at $38 per share

April 1, 2008'sold 40,000 shares at $40 per share

3. Noncompensatory stock purchase warrants, Series A (initially, each warrant was exchangeable with $60 for one common share; effective December 1, 2007, each warrant became exchangeable for two common shares at $30 per share):

October 1, 2007'25,000 warrants issued at $6 each

4. Noncompensatory stock purchase warrants, Series B (each warrant is exchangeable with $40 for one common share):

April 1, 2008'20,000 warrants authorized and issued at $10 each.

5. First mortgage bonds, 5 1/2%, due 2020 (nonconvertible; priced to yield 5% when issued):

Balance October 1, 2007'authorized, issued, and outstanding'the face value of $1,400,000

6. Convertible debentures, 7%, due 2027 (initially, each $1,000 bond was convertible at any time until maturity into 20 common shares; effective December 1, 2007, the conversion rate became 40 shares for each bond):

October 1, 2007'authorized and issued at their face value (no premium or discount) of $2,400,000.

The following table shows the average market prices for the company's securities during 2007–2008:

Required
Prepare a schedule computing:
1. The basic earnings per share.
2. The diluted earnings per share that should be presented in the Company's income statement for the year ended September 30, 2008.
A supporting schedule computing the numbers of shares to be used in these computations should also be prepared. Assume an income tax rate of30%.

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Common stock First mortgage bonds Convertible debentures Series A Warrants Series B Warrants Average for Year Ended September 30, 2008 371. 87 115 15 91 Adjusted for stock split.