Earnings Available for Common Stockholders Is Calculated as Net Profits

question 30

Multiple Choice

Earnings available for common stockholders is calculated as net profits ________.

• A) before taxes minus preferred dividends
• B) after taxes minus preferred dividends
• C) after taxes minus common dividends
• D) before taxes minus common dividends

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