Following is a list of three well-known petroleum companies and selected financial data of the sort typically included in letters sent by stock brokerage firms to clients.

The missing figures for this schedule can be computed from the data given.
1. Compute the missing figures and identify the company with the following:
a. The highest dividend-yield
b. The highest dividend-payout percentage
c. The lowest market price relative to earnings
2. Assume that you know nothing about any of these companies other than the data given and the computations you have made from the data. Which company would you choose as
a. The most attractive investment? Why?
b. The least attractive investment? Why?

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Per Share Data Ratios and Percentages Company Price Earnings Dividends PEDividend-Yield Dividend-Payout Royal Dutch Shell $36.45 4.98 $1.68_ ExxonMobil Chevron $84.76 _ 10.05 2.2% $13.54 7.86 22.8% -