Table 13-2 -Refer to Table 13-2

question 21

Multiple Choice

Table 13-2
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Stack } & \text { Sym } & \text { Yld \% } & \text { P/E } & \text { Val 100s } & \text { Hi } & \text { Lo } & \text { Clase } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Nat } \\\text { Che. }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Baeing Ca. } & \text { BA } & 1.55 & 30.48 & 4,531,600 & 64.78 & 63.70 & 64.62 & + .93 \\\hline \text { Eli Lily and Cu. } & \text { LLY } & 2.60 & 29.71 & 3,765,700 & 58.98 & 58.21 & 58.52 & + .16 \\\hline \text { H. J. Heinz and Ca. } & \text { HNZ } & 3.30 & 15.33 & 1,350,200 & 36.55 & 36.26 & 36.33 & + .21 \\\hline \text { Kellog Cu. } & \text { K } & 2.22 & 20.50 & 1,990,600 & 45.72 & 45.20 & 45.50 & + .24 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 13-2. Which company had the highest earnings per share?

• A)Boeing Co.
• B)Eli Lilly and Co.
• C)H. J. Heinz and Co.
• D)Kellog Co.

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