West Coast Corporation had 800,000 shares of common stock outstanding on January 1, issued 200,000 shares on October 1, and had income applicable to common stock of $2,865,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013. Rounded to the nearest penny, earnings per share of common stock for 2013 would be :
a) $2.86
b) $3.01
c) $3.37
d) $3.58