Calculation of EPS and retained earnings Everdeen Mining, Inc., ended 2015 with net profits before taxes of $432,000. The company is subject to a 40% tax rate and must pay $63,000 in preferred stock dividends before distributing any earnings on the 174,000 shares of common stock currently outstanding. a. Calculate Everdeen's 2015 earnings per share (EPS) b. If the firm paid common stock dividends of S0.76 per share, how many dollars would go to retained earnings? a. The firm's EPS is (Round to the nearest cent.) b. If the firm paid common stock dividends of $0.76 per share, the amount that would go to retained earnings is (Round to the nearest dollar.)