Answer:
price earning ratio = 18.62 time
Explanation:
given data
earning = $362624
dividends = $226257
total equity = $4614400
common stock = 150000 shares
currently sells = $73 per share
to find out
price earning ratio
solution
we know that price earning ratio = [tex]\frac{market price}{earning per share}[/tex] ...........................1
here market price is $73 per share and
earning per share is = [tex]\frac{earning +dividends}{common stock}[/tex]
earning per share = [tex]\frac{362624 + 226257}{150000}[/tex]
earning per share = 3.92 per share
so from equation 1
price earning ratio = [tex]\frac{73}{3.92}[/tex]
price earning ratio = 18.62 time