Settles Corporation Has Provided the Following Financial Data

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Multiple Choice

Settles Corporation has provided the following financial data:
Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $5,400. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $5.89 per share.
-The company's price-earnings ratio for Year 2 is closest to:

• A) 19.00
• B) 12.53
• C) 7.46
• D) 1.52

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Definitions:

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Liquidated

The process of converting assets into cash, often done in the context of dissolving a company or settling debts.

Preferred Stockholders

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Creditors

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