Financial Statements for Larned Company Appear Below: Dividends

question 176

Multiple Choice

Financial statements for Larned Company appear below: Dividends during Year 2 totaled $263 thousand, of which $12 thousand were preferred dividends.
The market price of a share of common stock on December 31, Year 2 was $160.

-Larned Company's price-earnings ratio on December 31,Year 2 was closest to:

• A)5.88
• B)14.50
• C)8.70
• D)8.40

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