Accounting 26th Edition by Carl Warren ,Jim Reeve ,Jonathan Duchac

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Six measures of solvency or profitability
The balance sheet for Garcon Inc. at the end of the current fiscal year indicated the following:

Income before income tax was $3,000,000, and income taxes were $1,200,000 for the current year. Cash dividends paid on common stock during the current year totaled $1,200,000. The common stock was selling for $32 per share at the end of the year. Determine each of the following: (a) number of times bond interest charges are earned, (b) number of times preferred dividends are earned, (c) earnings per share on common stock, (d) price-earnings ratio, (e) dividends per share of common stock, and (f) dividend yield. Round to one decimal place, except earnings per share, which should be rounded to two decimal places.