Quirm Corp.has 10,000 7.25% bonds convertible into 30 shares per $1000 bond.Quirm has 700,000 outstanding shares.Quirm has a tax rate of 35%.Compute (basic)earnings per share if aftertax earnings are $742,000.

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Step 1: Calculate the number of shares that can be obtained through conversion of bonds:

10,000 bonds * 30 shares/bond = 300,000 shares

Step 2: Calculate basic earnings per share:

Basic EPS = (Aftertax Earnings - Preferred Stock Dividends) ÷ Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding

Since Quirm does not have any preferred stock, we do not need to subtract any dividends.

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding =

(Current number of common shares outstanding) + (Conversion ratio * Number of convertible securities)

= 700,000 + (30 * 10,000)

= 1,000,000

Basic EPS = ($742,000 ÷ 1,000,000)

= $0.742

Step 3: Take into account the dilutive effect of the convertible bonds:

Convertible bonds could be converted into an additional 300,000 shares, which would dilute the earnings per share. To account for this, we use the "if-converted" method.

If-converted EPS = (Aftertax Earnings + Interest on Convertible Bonds (net of tax)) ÷ Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding (adjusted for conversion)

Interest on Convertible Bonds (net of tax) = Convertible Bonds * Coupon Rate * (1 - Tax Rate)

= 10,000 * $1,000 * 7.25% * (1 - 0.35)

= $22,425

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (adjusted for conversion) =

(Current number of common shares outstanding) + (Conversion ratio * Number of convertible securities)

+ (Number of convertible securities * Fraction of year outstanding)

= 700,000 + (30 * 10,000) + (300,000 * 6/12)

= 1,150,000

If-converted EPS = ($742,000 + $22,425) ÷ 1,150,000

= $0.691

Step 4: Compare basic EPS and if-converted EPS to determine the most dilutive scenario.

Since If-converted EPS ($0.691) is lower than Basic EPS ($0.742), the most dilutive scenario is the conversion of the convertible bonds into common shares.

Step 5: Select the correct answer.

Since the question asks for "basic EPS," the correct answer is the basic EPS calculated in Step 2, which is $0.742.

Option C ($1.06) appears to be a typo and is not a viable answer. The closest answer is B ($0.99), which is the if-converted EPS calculated in Step 3. However, since the question specifically asks for basic EPS, the correct answer is A ($0.71).