a)
No of shares for calculating Basic Earnings per share
| Dates | Shares | Weight | Weighted shares |
| Jan 1, 2017 to April 1, 2017 | 876000 | 3/12 | 219000 |
| April 1,2017 to Dec 31,2017 | 1513000 | 9/12 | 1134750 |
| No of shares for calculating Basic Earnings per share | 1353750 | ||
No of shares for calculating Diluted Earnings per share
| Dates | Shares | Weight | Weighted shares |
| Jan 1, 2017 to April 1, 2017 | 876000 | 3/12 | 219000 |
| April 1,2017 to July 1,2017 | 1513000 | 3/12 | 378250 |
| July 1,2017 to Dec 31,2017 | 1539400 | 6/12 | 769700 |
| (600000*44/1000)* | |||
| No of shares for calculating Diluted Earnings per share | 1366950 | ||
| * 26400 additional shares if bonds are converted | |||
b) Earnings figure to be used
Basic Earnings per share = $1,491,000
Diluted Earnings per share
| Net income | 1491000 | |
| Interest savings | 24000 | (600000*8%*1/2 year) |
| Additional Tax | 9600 | (24000*40%) |
| Adjusted Net income | 1505400 |
Therefore Earnings figure to be used for Diluted = $1,505,400
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