What is the price-earnings ratio on common stock


Question: The balancWinston Co. manufactures office furniture. During the most productive month of the year, 3,500 desks were manufactured at a total cost of $84,400. In its slowest month, the company made 1,100 desks at a cost of $46,000. Using the high-low method of cost estimation, total fixed costs are:e sheets at the end of each of the first two years of operations indicate the following: 2016 2015 Total current assets $600,000 $560,000 Total investments 60,000 40,000 Total property, plant, and equipment 900,000 700,000 Total current liabilities 125,000 80,000 Total long-term liabilities 350,000 250,000 Preferred 9% stock, $100 par 100,000 100,000 Common stock, $10 par 600,000 600,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par--common stock 60,000 60,000 Retained earnings 325,000 210,000 Based on the above information, if net income is $130,000 and interest expense is $40,000 for 2016, and the market price is $40, what is the price-earnings ratio on common stock (round to one decimal place)?

 

 

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