Question-
Farah Snack Co. has earnings after taxes of $150,000. Interest expense for the year was $20,000; preferred dividends paid were $20,000; and common dividends paid were $30,000. Taxes were $22,500. The firm has 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Earnings per share on the common stock was
a). $1.30
b). $1.10
c). $0.75
d). $0.80
Additional Requirement-
This question belongs to Basic Accounting question and it discusses about calculation of earnings per share on common stock.