2.	WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

The weighted average number of common shares used to compute basic and diluted loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Basic shares outstanding		24,563,038		24,532,648		24,550,999		24,386,689
Dilutive effect of stock options		44,466		-		-		-
Diluted shares outstanding		24,607,504		24,532,648		24,550,999		24,386,689

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, options to acquire 26,083 shares were excluded from the above table because the Company reported a net loss for the period and, therefore, the impact on reported loss per share would have been antidilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, options to acquire 93,654 and 57,680 shares, respectively, were excluded from the above table because the Company reported a net loss for each period and, therefore, their impact on reported loss per share would have been antidilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, options to acquire 133,000 and 139,000 shares were excluded from the above table because they have an exercise price that is greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock and, therefore, their impact on reported loss per share would have been antidilutive.