Settles Corporation Has Provided the Following Financial Data

question 74

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 earnings per share is closest to:

• A) $7.37 per share
• B) $0.45 per share
• C) $0.30 per share
• D) $0.19 per share

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