Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 46

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Incorporated Tool,a U.S.firm,is considering its international tax situation.The corporate tax rate in the United States is currently 21%.Incorporated Tool has major operations in Ireland,where the tax rate is 12.5%,Japan where the tax rate is 40.7%,and Mexico,where the tax rate is 30.0%.Incorporated Tool's profits,which are fully and immediately repatriated,and foreign taxes paid for the current year are as follows:
-Incorporated Tools' total U.S.tax liability on its foreign earnings is closest to:

• A)$0.
• B)$81 million.
• C)$106 million.
• D)$112 million.

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Earnings per Share

A company's net profit divided by the number of its outstanding shares, indicating the profitability on a per-share basis.

Dividend Payout Ratio

The portion of net income distributed to shareholders in the form of dividends, expressed as a percentage of the company's total net income.

Book Value per Share

A financial measure that indicates the theoretical value per share of a company if it were to liquidate, calculated by dividing total equity by the number of outstanding shares.

Price-earnings Ratio

A valuation metric for companies, calculated by dividing the current market price of a stock by its earnings per share (EPS).