Calculation of EPS and retained earnings Everdeen Mining, Inc., ended 2015 with net profits before taxes of $427,000. The company is subject to a 40% tax rate and must pay $63,200 in preferred stock dividends before distributing any earnings on the 168,000 shares of common stock currently outstanding. Calculate Everdeen's 2015 earnings per share (EPS). If the firm paid common stock dividends of $0.84pcr share, how many dollars would go to retained earnings? The firm's EPS is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)