Calculation of EPS and retained earnings Everdeen Mining, Inc., ended 2019 with net profits before taxes of 5448,000. The company is subject to a 21% tax rate and must pay $62,200 in preferred stock dividends before distributing any earnings on the 180,000 shares of common stock currently outstanding a. Calculate Everdeen's 2019 earnings per share (EPS) b. If the firm paid common stock dividends of S0 85 per share how many dollars would go to retained earnings? a. The firm's EPS is 5 (Round to the nearest cont.) b. If the firm paid common stock dividends of 50 85 per share the amount that would go to retained earnings is $] (Round to the nearest dollar) s