Financial Statements for Orange Company Appear Below Total Dividends During Year 2 Were

Financial statements for Orange Company appear below:

$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline&\text { Orange Company } \\&\text { Income Statement } \\&\text { For the Year Ended December 31, Year } \\&2\\&\text { (dollars in thousands) }\\\hline \text { Sales (All on Account) } & \$ 2830 \\\hline \text { Costs of Goods Sold } & \$ 1980 \\\hline \text { Gross Margin } & \$ 850 \\\hline \text { Operating Expenses } & \$ 340 \\\hline \text { Net Operating Income } & \$ 510 \\\hline \text { Interest Expense } & \$ 30 \\\hline \text { Net Income before Taxes } & \$ 480 \\\hline \text { Income Taxes (30\%) } & \$ 144 \\\hline \text { Net Income } & \$ 336\\\hline\end{array}$


Total dividends during Year 2 were $\$ 156,000$ , of which $\$ 18,000$ were preferred dividends. The market price of a share of common stock on December 31, Year 2 was $\$ 100$ .
-Orange Company's earnings per common share for Year 2 was closest to which of the following?

A) $2.27.
B) $7.23.
C) $7.64.
D) $10.91.