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Baker Instruments Reported $6,000,000 in Net Income for the Current

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Baker Instruments reported $6,000,000 in net income for the current year.The company had $500,000 of 10% cumulative,non-convertible preferred stock outstanding all year,and issued,$5,000,000 of 6% convertible bonds issued on June 1.Determine the numerator for both basic and diluted EPS when the tax rate is 40%.


A) basic EPS $6,000,000 - $50,000; diluted EPS $6,000,000 - $50,000 + ($300,000 × 5/12) (1 - .40)
B) basic EPS $6,000,000 - $50,000; diluted EPS $6,000,000 - $50,000 + ($300,000 × 7/12) (1 - .40)
C) basic EPS $6,000,000 - $50,000 (7/12) ; diluted EPS $6,000,000 - $50,000 (7/12) + ($300,000 × 7/12) (1 - .40)
D) basic EPS $6,000,000 - $50,000 (5/12) ; diluted EPS $6,000,000 - $50,000 (5/12) + ($300,000 × 5/12) (1 - .40)

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