Epic, Inc's 2018 income statement lists the following income and expenses: EBIT=$1,000,000,interest expense=$75,000, and taxes=$277,500. Epic has no preferred stock outstanding and 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding. what are its 2018 earnings per share?​

Petra contracted to paint bret’s house for $2,000. after beginning the job, petra realizes that the house is really quite big, and she’s not going to make enough profit, so she tells bret she wants another $500 to finish the job. bret doesn’t want to pay more, but he’s afraid that if she walks off the job, he’ll have trouble finding someone else to finish it, so he agrees. is bret legally obligated to pay the extra $500?