Financial information for Samsung (www.Samsung.com) follows (drawn from its financial statements and footnotes): Net income less dividends

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Financial information for Samsung (www.Samsung.com) follows (drawn from its financial statements and footnotes):
Net income less dividends available to preferred shares (in millions) . . . . . . . ₩ 20,130,020
Cash dividends declared for common stock (in millions). . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ₩ 981,359
Cash dividends declared per common share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . ₩ 7,500
Number of common shares outstanding (in millions)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . 130.848
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in millions) . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . 130.698
Equity applicable to common shares (in millions)† . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ₩121,360,739
Required
1. Compute book value per share for Samsung.
2. Compute earnings per share (EPS) for Samsung.
3. Compare Samsung's dividends per share with its EPS. Is Samsung paying out a large or small amount of its income as dividends? Explain.
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