When a Company Has Both Common Shares and Preferred Shares

question 6

Multiple Choice

When a company has both common shares and preferred shares, the book value per common share is calculated by:

• A) dividing total shareholders' equity by the number of common shares outstanding
• B) dividing the amount in the common shares account by the number of common shares outstanding
• C) dividing total shareholders' equity less preferred equity by the number of common shares outstanding
• D) dividing the amount in the common shares account by the sum of the number of common shares and preferred shares outstanding

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