The balance sheet for Bearing Industries Inc. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated the following: Bonds payable, 10% (issued in 2002, due in 2022) $1,800,000 Preferred $10 stock, $50 par Common stock, $5 par 88,500 398,250 Income before income tax was $396,000, and income taxes were $59,700, for the current year. Cash dividends paid on the common stock during the current year totaled $89,208. The common stock was selling for $32 per share at the end of the year. Determine each of the following: a. Number of times bond interest charges are earned b. Number of times preferred dividends are earned c. Earnings per share on common stock d. Price-earnings ratio
The balance sheet for Bearing Industries Inc. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated the following: Bonds payable, 10% (issued in 2002, due in 2022) $1,800,000 Preferred $10 stock, $50 par Common stock, $5 par 88,500 398,250 Income before income tax was $396,000, and income taxes were $59,700, for the current year. Cash dividends paid on the common stock during the current year totaled $89,208. The common stock was selling for $32 per share at the end of the year. Determine each of the following: a. Number of times bond interest charges are earned b. Number of times preferred dividends are earned c. Earnings per share on common stock d. Price-earnings ratio
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