Question - On December 31, 2010, Berclair Inc. had 200 million shares of common stock and 3 million shares of 9%, $100 par value cumulative preferred stock issued and outstanding. On March 1, 2011, Berclair purchased 24 million shares of its common stock as treasury stock. Berclair issued a 5% common stock dividend on July 1, 2011. Four million treasury shares were sold on October 1. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2011, was $150 million.
Required: Compute Berclair's earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2011.