The balance sheet for Fitela Industries Ltd. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated the

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The balance sheet for Fitela Industries Ltd. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated the following:

Bonds payable, 10% (issued in 2002, due in 2022) ............................$4,000,000

$5 preferred shares, 10,000 shares issued and outstanding ...................1,000,000

Common shares, 200,000 shares issued and outstanding ...................2,000,000

Income before income taxes was $1,000,000, and income taxes were $150,000 for the current year. Cash dividends paid on common shares during the current year totalled $200,000. The common shares were selling for $40 per share at the end of the year.

Determine (a) the earnings per share, (b) the price-earnings ratio, and (c) the dividend yield. Round to one decimal place except earnings per share, which should be rounded to two decimal places.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Accounting Volume 2

ISBN: 978-0176509743

2nd Canadian edition

Authors: James Reeve, Jonathan Duchac, Sheila Elworthy, Carl S. Warren

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