Basic Earnings Per Share Is Calculated by Dividing

question 77

Multiple Choice

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing

• A)revenue by weighted average shareholders' equity.
• B)revenue by the weighted average number of common shares.
• C)income available to common shareholders by weighted average shareholders' equity.
• D)income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares.

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