Which of the Following Depicts Earnings Per Share

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following depicts earnings per share?

• A)Net income ÷ number of common shares
• B)Net income ÷ weighted average number of common shares
• C)Net income - preferred dividend) ÷ weighted average number of common shares
• D)Net income - preferred dividend) ÷ number of common shares

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Definitions:

Economic System

A description of how a particular society distributes its resources to produce goods and services.

Social System

An organized set of interrelated structures that establishes how society operates, encompassing institutions, norms, and roles that shape social interactions.

Economics

The study of how resources are distributed for the production of goods and services within a social system.