George Manufacturing Had Net Income of $200,000 and Declared Preferred

question 42

Multiple Choice

George Manufacturing had net income of $200,000 and declared preferred dividends of $25,000 during the current year.George began the year with 20,000 common shares outstanding.It issued 30,000 shares on June 30 and repurchased 6,000 of the newly issued shares on November 1.Compute George's basic EPS for the year.

• A)$3.50
• B)$3.98
• C)$5.15
• D)$7.95

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Cost of Equity

The anticipated reward that a corporation offers to its stockholders in exchange for the risk they take by investing their capital.

Stock Sells

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Cost of Equity

The return a company requires to decide if an investment meets capital return requirements and is often used to assess the cost of funding.

Risk-Free Rate

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