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

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Smith 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.Each $1,000 bond is convertible into 40 shares of common stock.200,000 common shares were outstanding all year.Determine the denominator for both basic and diluted EPS when the tax rate is 40%.

• A)basic EPS 200,000; diluted EPS 200,000 + (5,000 × 40)(5/12)
• B)basic EPS 200,000 (7/12); diluted EPS 200,000 + (5,000 × 40)(7/12)
• C)basic EPS 200,000; diluted EPS 200,000 + (5,000 × 40)(7/12)
• D)basic EPS 200,000 (5/12); diluted EPS [200,000 + (5,000 × 40)] (5/12)

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