Answer:
(a) The company's earnings per share on common stock is $ 15.40
(b) The company's price-earnings ratio is 6.3
Explanation:
Net income = $1,306,000
Preferred dividends = $74,000
Shares of common stock outstanding = 80,000 shares
Market price per share of common stock = $97.02
(a) Earnings per share = (Net income−Preference dividend
) ÷ Shares outstanding
= ($1,306,000−$74,000
) ÷ 80,000 shares
= $1,232,000 ÷ 80,000 shares
= $ 15.4
(b) Price-Earnings ratio = Market price per share ÷ Earnings per share
= $97.02 ÷ $15.40 per share
= 6.3
