A corporation has $7,000,000 in income after paying preferred dividends of $500,000. The company has 1,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The market price of the stock is $56. What is the price-earnings ratio

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Answer:

Price earning ratio= 8  times

Explanation:

Price earning ratio = Price per share /Earnings per share

Price per share = 56, EPS =?

Price per share =56, EPS = Total earnings available to ordinary shareholders/Number of shares

7,000,000/1,000,000= $7  per share

Price earning ratio = 56/7= 8  times

Price earning ratio= 8  times