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Riggs Corporation has the following balance sheet information at December 31, 2016.

Current liabilities $ 800,000

Convertible bonds ($1,000 par, 5%) 2,000,000

Common stock ($1 par, 300,000 shares issued 300,000

Additional paid-in capital 2,100,000

Retained earnings 3,230,000

Treasury stock (43,000 shares) (1,161,000)

Total liabilities and shareholders equity $ 7,269,000

The convertible bonds were issued at par in 2014 and are convertible into Riggss common stock at a ratio of 15 shares of stock to 1 bond. In its December 31, 2016 annual report, Riggs reported 125,000 exercisable qualified stock options. Each option allows the holder to acquire one share of common stock for $19 per share. All of the options were outstanding at the end of 2017. On October 1, 2017, Riggs purchased 32,000 shares of treasury stock for $50 per share. The average market price of the common stock during 2017 was $50 per share, and the December 31, 2017, price was $56. Riggss net income for the year ended December 31, 2017, was $825,000, and its tax rate was 35%.

Required:

1. Compute Riggss basic EPS for the year ended December 31, 2017. Round to the nearest cent.

2. Compute Riggss diluted EPS for the year ended December 31, 2017. There are no antidilutive securities. Round to the nearest cent.

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