Elite Trailer Parks has an operating profit or $200,000. Interest expense for the year was $10,000; preferred

Question:

Elite Trailer Parks has an operating profit or $200,000. Interest expense for the year was $10,000; preferred dividends paid were $18,750; and common dividends paid were $30,000. The tax was $61,250. The firm has 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding.

a. Calculate the earnings per share and the common dividends per share for Elite Trailer Parks.

b. What was the increase in retained earnings for the year?

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...