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The tаble belоw shоws а pаrtial view оf Webster Corporation’s balance sheet. Webster Corporation Balance Sheet (partial) At December 31, 2026 Long-term debt: Notes payable 10% $2,500,000 10% convertible bonds payable 3,000,000 12% convertible bonds payable 2,000,000 Total long-term debt $7,500,000 Stockholders’ equity: 5% cumulative, convertible preferred stock, $50 par, 50,000 shares outstanding 2,500,000 Common stock, $1 par, 500,000 shares outstanding 500,000 Additional paid-in capital 2,500,000 Retained earnings 8,500,000 Total stockholders’ equity $14,000,000 Notes and Assumptions December 31, 2026 Options were granted in December 2025 to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock at $20 per share. The average market price of common stock during 2026 was $30 per share. All options are still outstanding at the end of 2026. The 10 percent bonds were issued on July 1, 2026, at face value and are convertible into 25 shares of common stock. The 12% bonds were issued in 2025, at face value and are convertible into 20 shares of common stock. All the bonds have a face value of $1,000. The 5% cumulative, convertible preferred stock was issued at the beginning of 2026 at par. Each share of preferred is convertible into 2 shares of common stock. The average income tax rate is 20 percent. 500,000 shares of common stock were outstanding during the entire year. Preferred dividends were not declared in 2026. Net income was $2,500,000 in 2026. No bonds or preferred stock were converted during 2026. Required: Calculate basic and diluted EPS for the year ended December 31, 2026. Your answer should include a calculation of basic EPS, the per share effect on EPS of all convertible instruments, the ranking of the per share effects, and the recomputation of EPS for each security to arrive at your answer for diluted EPS. You must clearly show your final answer for Basic and Diluted EPS.