单选题 An analyst does research about earnings per share and gathers the following information about a company:
Net income $900000
Convertible debt par value, 5% coupon $3000000
Average common shares outstanding $2000000
Common shares issued if debt is converted $85000
Corporate tax rate 35%
The company's reported diluted earnings per share using the if-converted method is closest to:
A. $0.45
B. $0.48
C. $0.50

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] Basic EPS=900000/2000000=0.45。
Diluted EPS=[900000+3000000×5%×(1-35%)]/(2000000+85000)=0.48。
由于Diluted EPS>Basic EPS,所以Diluted EPS=Basic EPS=0.45。