Accounting Principles, Volume 1: Chapters 1 - 12
Accounting Principles, Volume 1: Chapters 1 - 12
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ISBN: 9781118978757
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.3BYP

(a)(1)

To determine

Earnings per Share: It is a mandatory term to be reported with the financials of a company in the annual report. It reflects the amount earned or lost on each outstanding common equity share. It is widely used to evaluate the performance of a business.

Price/Earnings Ratio: It depicts the relation of market price of a share to earnings per share of that company. The price/earnings ratio presents the market value of the amount invested to earn $1 by a company. It is major tool to be used by investors before the decisions related to investments in a company.

To determine: The percentage increase (decrease) in (i) net sales and (ii) net income

(a) (2)

To determine

The percentage increase in (i) total assets and (ii) total common stockholders’ equity from 2012 to 2013.

(a) (3)

To determine

To compute: The earnings per share and price-earnings ratio for 2013.

(b)

To determine

To analyze: The ratios and increase (decrease) computed in part (a).

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