The Allied Computer Co

question 63

True/False

The Allied Computer Co.has sales of $300 million, a net profit margin of 9%, and 10 million shares of common stock outstanding.It has no preferred stock outstanding.If Allied stock trades at $50 per share, it has a price/earnings ratio of 20.9.

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