Mirrlees Corp

question 74

Multiple Choice

Mirrlees Corp. has $3,000,000 bonds convertible into 50 shares per $1,000 bond. Mirrlees has 1,000,000 outstanding shares. Mirrlees has a tax rate of 21%. The average Aa bond yield at the time of issue was 10%. Compute the "diluted earnings per share" if after-tax earnings are $1,400,000.

• A) $1.42
• B) $1.25
• C) $1.33
• D) $1.17

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