Calculate the market price of common stock


Hartzog Corporation's most recent balance sheet and income statement appear below:

Statement of Financial Position
December 31, Year 2 and Year 1
(in thousands of dollars)

Year 2 Year 1
  Assets

  Current assets:

  Cash $ 270    $ 240   
  Accounts receivable 350    330   
  Inventory 220    230   
  Prepaid expenses

50   

50   

  Total current assets 890    850   
  Plant and equipment, net

800   

810   

  Total assets

$1,690   

$1,660   

  

  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

  Current liabilities:

  Accounts payable $ 290    $ 260   
  Accrued liabilities 30    30   
  Notes payable, short term

90   

90   

  Total current liabilities 410    380   
  Bond payable

250   

270   

  Total liabilities

660   

650   

  Stockholders' equity:

  Preferred stock, $100 par value, 3.0% 100    100   
  Common stock, $2 par value 400    400   
  Additional paid-in-capital--common stock 280    280   
  Retained earnings

250   

230   

  Total stockholders' equity

1,030   

1,010   

  Total liabilities & stockholders' equity

$1,690   

$1,660   

Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, Year 2
(in thousands of dollars)
  Sales (all on account) $1,440   
  Cost of goods sold

790   

  Gross margin 650   
  Selling and administrative expense

526   

  Net operating income 124   
  Interest expense

34   

  Net income before taxes

90   

  Income taxes (30%)

27   

  Net income

$    63   

Dividends on common stock during Year 2 totaled $40 thousand. Dividends on preferred stock totaled $3 thousand. The market price of common stock at the end of Year 2 was $7.13 per share.

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