Labor Finders,Inc. Selected data from the company's financial statements are presented below:
$\begin{array}{llll}
& \underline { 2015 }& \underline { 2014 }\
\text { Net income } & \$, 30,000 & 120,000 \
\text { Cash dividends paid on preferred stock } & 15,000 & 15,000 \
\text { Cash dividends paid on common stock } & 42,000 & 38,000 \
\text { Common stock price } & 15 & 14 \
\text { Preferred stock price } & 31 & 26 \
\text { Purchases of treasury stock } & 100,000 & -0 \text {. } \
\text { Total stockholders' equity } & 2,300,000 & 2,157,000 \
\text { Common stockholders equity } & 1,780,000 & 1,637,000 \
\text { Average number of preferred shares outstanding } & 20,000 & 20,000 \
\text { Average number of common shares outstanding } & 104.000 & 95,000
\end{array}$
-Refer to Labor Finders,Inc.The company's 2015 stock repurchase payout ratio is reported as

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Labor Finders,Inc. Selected data from the company's financial statements are presented below:
$\begin{array}{llll}
& \underline {   2015  }& \underline {  2014   }\
\text { Net income } & \$, 30,000 & 120,000 \
\text { Cash dividends paid on preferred stock } & 15,000 & 15,000 \
\text { Cash dividends paid on common stock } & 42,000 & 38,000 \
\text { Common stock price } & 15 & 14 \
\text { Preferred stock price } & 31 & 26 \
\text { Purchases of treasury stock } & 100,000 & -0 \text {. } \
\text { Total stockholders' equity } & 2,300,000 & 2,157,000 \
\text { Common stockholders equity } & 1,780,000 & 1,637,000 \
\text { Average number of preferred shares outstanding } & 20,000 & 20,000 \
\text { Average number of common shares outstanding } & 104.000 & 95,000
\end{array}$ 
-Refer to Labor Finders,Inc.The company's 2015 stock repurchase payout ratio is reported as

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The stock repurchase payout ratio is calculated as the amount spent on treasury stock divided by net income. For 2015, this is $100,000 / $30,000 = 3.33 or 333.33%. However, since this is not an option, the closest correct calculation is the dividend payout ratio, which is (Cash dividends on common stock + Cash dividends on preferred stock) / Net income = ($42,000 + $15,000) / $30,000 = 1.9 or 190%. The stock repurchase payout ratio is not directly given in the options, but the closest interpretation is D) 66.67% if considering a different context or calculation error.

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