Income and common stock data for Quayle Corporation are presented in BE14.9. Assume also that Quayle has

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Income and common stock data for Quayle Corporation are presented in BE14.9. Assume also that Quayle has cumulative preferred stock dividends for the current year of $20,000 that were declared and paid. Compute the earnings per share of common stock.

Common Stock
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