Ringgold Corporation has outstanding at December 31, 2014, 50,000 shares of $20 par value, cumulative, 6% preferred

Question:

Ringgold Corporation has outstanding at December 31, 2014, 50,000 shares of $20 par value, cumulative, 6% preferred stock and 200,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. All shares were outstanding the entire year. During 2014, Ringgold earned total revenues of $2,000,000 and incurred total expenses (except income taxes) of $1,300,000. Ringgold’s income tax rate is 30%.

Instructions

Compute Ringgold’s 2014 earnings per share.

Corporation
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