Shown Below Are Selected Data from the Financial Statements of Noble

question 70

Multiple Choice

Shown below are selected data from the financial statements of Noble Computers. (Dollar amounts are in millions, except for the per share data.)
$$\begin{array} { | c | r | } \hline \text { Income statement data: } & \\\hline \text { Sales } & \$ 3,500 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 1,890 \\\hline \text { Operating expenses } & 675 \\\hline \text { Profit } & \$ 115 \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Balance sheet data: } & \\\hline \text { Average total equity } & \$ 540 \\\hline \text { Average total assets } & \$ 4,400 \\\hline\end{array}$$
Per share data (these amounts stated in actual dollars, not millions) :
Noble reported earnings per share for the year of $6 and paid cash dividends of $2.00 per share. At year end, the Wall Street Journal listed Noble's shares as trading at $81 per share.
-Refer to the above data. Noble's operating profit was:

• A) $1,610.
• B) $675
• C) $935.
• D) Some other amount.

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Definitions:

Clearinghouse

An intermediary between buyers and sellers of financial instruments that ensures the orderly and efficient settlement of transactions.

Futures Contract

An official contract sanctioned by law for the buying or selling of a particular good at a set price, due at a future time.

Guarantee

A formal pledge to pay another's debt or to perform an obligation if the person who is supposed to pay or perform fails to do so.

Fulfill

To achieve or complete a duty, requirement, or condition.