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Question - XYZ Ltd an Australian based company has releases the following financial results for financial year end: -Profit before tax is $5,300,000 and income tax expense is $1,300,000. At the beginning of 1 st July 2020, XYZ Ltd had 15,000,000 ordinary shares on issue. These shares had an initial issue price of $4.00 and are fully paid. On 1 March 2021, 1.5 million additional ordinary shares were issued at a price of $5.00. These shares are paid to $3.00, with the remaining $2.00 due on call. The partly paid shares carry rights to dividends in proportion to the amount paid relative to the total issue price. In addition, XYZ Ltd has 1.5 million preference convertible shares with a face value of $1.50. These provide dividends at a rate of 10% per annum and are cumulative. The preference share dividends are not treated as part of interest expense. The owners of the preference shares have the right to convert into ordinary shares at the rate of two preference shares for one ordinary share at a future date. Calculate the basic EPS for XYZ Ltd for the year ending 30 June 2021.