The table that follows shows the stock price, earnings per share, and dividends per share for three companies for a recent year:                                                           Price        Earnings        Dividends                                                                           per Share       per Share    Deere & Company                          $ 82.29        $ 4.98             $2.40Alphabet (Google)                          735.72           24.58              0.00The Coca-Cola Company                 44.60           1.66                1.40a. Determine the price-earnings ratio and dividend yield for the three companies. Round ratios and percentages to one decimal place as appropriate.b. Explain the differences in these ratios across the three companies.

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The table that follows shows the stock price, earnings per share, and dividends per share for three companies for a recent year:
                                                           Price        Earnings        Dividends
                                                                           per Share       per Share   

Deere & Company                          $ 82.29        $ 4.98             $2.40
Alphabet (Google)                          735.72           24.58              0.00
The Coca-Cola Company                 44.60           1.66                1.40
a. Determine the price-earnings ratio and dividend yield for the three companies. Round ratios and percentages to one decimal place as appropriate.
b. Explain the differences in these ratios across the three companies.

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