Hanson Co. had 200,000 shares of common stock, 20,000 shares of convertible preferred stock. The preferred stock is convertible into 40,000 shares of common stock. During 2021, Hanson paid dividends of $.90 per share on the common stock and $3 per share on the preferred stock. The net income for 2021 was $600,000 and the income tax rate was 30%. Basic earnings per share for 2021 is (rounded to the nearest penny) .

Alex is the r& d manager with digital copier inc. the company is having a problem with one of its most popular copiers jamming. the vice president of marketing told alex that "we need to quickly discover how to turn this problem into a desirable situation. you need to determine the underlying cause of the problem and perhaps even make improvements to the copier." when alex analyzes the underlying causes of the paper-jam problem, which function is he performing? a. synergy b. diagnosis c. analytics d. feasibility e. mbo