Information concerning the capital structure of Piper Corporation is as follows: December 31, 2018 2017 Common stock 150,000 shares 150,000 shares Convertible preferred stock 15,000 shares 15,000 shares 6% convertible bonds $2,400,000 $2,400,000 During 2018, Piper paid dividends of $0.80 per share on its common stock and $2.00 per share on its preferred stock. The preferred stock is convertible into 30,000 shares of common stock. The 6% convertible bonds are convertible into 75,000 shares of common stock. The net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $400,000. Assume that the income tax rate was 30%. What should be the diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018, rounded to the nearest penny

Haley photocopying purchases a paper from an out-of-state vendor. average weekly demand for paper is 150 cartons per week for which haley pays $15 per carton. in bound shipments from the vendor average 1000 cartoons with an average lead time of 3 weeks. haley operates 52 weeks per year; it carries a 4-week supply of inventory as safety stock and no anticipation inventory. the vendor has recently announced that they will be building a faculty near haley photocopying that will reduce lead time to one week. further, they will be able to reduce shipments to 200 cartons. haley believes that they will be able to reduce safety stock to a 1-week supply. what impact will these changes make to haley’s average inventory level and its average aggregated inventory value?