Recher Corporation's Common Stock Has a Par Value of $3

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Multiple Choice

Recher Corporation's common stock has a par value of $3 per share and has been stable at a total value of $270,000 on the company's balance sheet for several years. The total stockholders' equity at the end of this year was $1,023,000 and at the beginning of the year was $1,010,000. Net income for the year was $17,500. Dividends on common stock during the year totaled $4,500. The market price of common stock at the end of the year was $3.76 per share.The company's price-earnings ratio is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

• A) 19.79
• B) 0.51
• C) 8.36
• D) 12.53

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Profit

The difference between the amounts received from customers for goods or services provided and the amounts paid for the inputs used to provide the goods or services.

Direct Materials Cost

The expense associated with raw materials directly incorporated into a finished product.

Break-even Point

Break-even Point is the financial analysis term that indicates when total costs and total revenues are exactly equal, resulting in neither profit nor loss.