Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is the worlds leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. Three recent years of

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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. Three recent years of earnings and average common shares outstanding data for Caterpillar are as follows (in millions):

a. Determine the earnings per share for Years 1–3. Caterpillar had no preferred stock outstanding.
b. Interpret the trend in earnings per share using horizontal analysis for the three years in terms of the change in earnings and average shares outstanding.

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Financial And Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 9780357714041

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Authors: Carl S. Warren, Jefferson P. Jones, William Tayler

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