Question

Net income $160,000 Preferred dividends $10,000 Shares of common stock outstanding 20,000 Market price per share of common stock $35 The company's earnings per share on common stock is:

Answer 1

Answer:

The company's earnings per share on common stock is  $7.50

Explanation:

Given data

Net income N = $160,000

Preferred dividends D =  $10,000

common  stock outstanding C = 20,000

Market price P = $35 / share

to find out

earnings per share on common stock is

solution

we will find earning per share that is given by  

Earnings per share = (net income - preferred dividend ) / common  stock outstanding

so now put all these value in this equation we get

Earnings per share =  ( 160,000 - 10,000 ) / 20,000

Earnings per share =  ( 150,000 ) / 20,000

Earnings per share =  7.5

so The company's earnings per share on common stock is  $7.50