Use the Following Stock Quotes to Answer This Question $\text { 52-WEEK }$

question 17

Multiple Choice

Use the following stock quotes to answer this question:
$\text { 52-WEEK }$
$\begin{array}{lccccc} \text{ Company} & \text{ Volume} & \text{ Close} & \text{ Chg }& \text{ High }& \text{ Low } \\ \text{ Aldridge, Inc.} & 32,653,080 & 34.50 & -.20 & 41.60 & 33.90 \\ \text{ Baker Co.} & 11,508,900 & 78.10 & -2.30 & 82.30 & 74.60 \\ \text{ Chelsea, Inc. }& 51.873,450 & 48.20 & 4.10 & 48.60 & 29.40\end{array}$

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Baker Co. has 198,000 shares of stock outstanding and a PE ratio of 22. What was the net income for the most recent four quarters?

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Definitions:

Repurchase Shares

A transaction in which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the amount of outstanding stock.

Return on Assets

A profitability ratio that measures how efficiently a company is using its assets to generate earnings.

Return on Debt

A measurement of a company's effectiveness in generating earnings from its debt, showing how well a company uses borrowed funds.

Cost of Equity

The return that investors expect for providing capital to a company, effectively the compensation for the risk of investing in the company.