Use This Information for Kellman Company to Answer the Questions $\text { Kellman Company }$

question 10

Multiple Choice

Use this information for Kellman Company to answer the questions that follow.
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The balance sheets at the end of each of the first two years of operations indicate the following:
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$\text { Kellman Company }$
$\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Year } 2&\text { Year } 1\\\text { Total current assets } & \$ 600,000 & \$ 560,000 \\\text { Total investments } & 60,000 & 40,000 \\\text { Total property, plant, and equipment } & 900,000 & 700,000 \\\text { Total current liabilities } & 125,000 & 65,000 \\\text { Total long-term liabilities } & 350,000 & 250,000 \\\text { Preferred } 9 \% \text { stock, } \$ 100 \text { par } & 100,000 & 100,000 \\\text { Common stock, } \$ 10 \text { par } & 600,000 & 600,000 \\\text { Paid-in capital in excess of par-Common stock } & 75,000 & 75,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } & 310,000 & 210,000\end{array}$
-Using the balance sheets for Kellman Company, if net income is $250,000 and interest expense is $30,000 for Year 2, what are the earnings per share on common stock for Year 2?

• A) $4.16
• B) $4.32
• C) $4.02
• D) $2.49

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Definitions:

Cost of Capital

The rate of return that a company must pay on its investments to satisfy its shareholders or debt-holders.

Cash Flows

All money transactions entering and leaving a firm, with a significant influence on its liquidity.

Interest Payments

The amount paid by a borrower to a lender as compensation for the use of borrowed money.

Debt

Debt refers to money borrowed by one party from another, under the condition that it is to be repaid, usually with interest.