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Chapter 17, Problem 11E
Exercise 17-11 Analyzing profitability P3 Q
Refer to Simon Company's financial information in Exercises 17-6 and 17-8. Additional information about the company follows. For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios: (1) return on common
Conimonstotkmarketprice,Decemtier31,cijnerityear..... J30.00 Annual cash dividends per share in current year____ $0.29
Common static market price, December 31,1 year ago...... 28.00 Annual cash dividends per share 1 year ago........ 0.24
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