Question

Fulton Company's price-earnings ratio is 8.0 and the market

price of a share of common stock is $32. The company has 3,000

shares of preferred stock outstanding with each share receiving

a dividend of $3 per share. The earnings per share of common

stock is:

a. $10.

b. $7.

c. $4.

d. $3.​

Answer 1

Answer:

c. $4

Explanation:

price-earnings ratio = stock price / earnings per share

8 = $32 / earnings per share

earnings per share = $32 / 8 = $4

the company's total earnings = earnings per share x total outstanding shares

earnings per share = (total earnings - preferred dividends) / outstanding common stocks