Per-Share Earnings and Dividends suppose the firm in Problem 3 had 30,000 shares of common stock outstanding.

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Per-Share Earnings and Dividends suppose the firm in Problem 3 had 30,000 shares of common stock outstanding. What are the earnings per share, or EPS, figure? What are the dividends per share figure?

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...