= Homework: chapter 1 homework Question 7, P1-12 (book/... Part 1 of 2 HW Score: 53.9%, 4.31 of 8 points Score: 0 of 1 Save Interest versus dividend expense Michaels Corporation expects earnings before interest and taxes to be $50,000 for the current period. Assuming a flat ordinary tax rate of 21%, compute the firm's earnings after taxes and earning available for common stockholders (earnings after taxes and preferred stock dividends, if any) under the following conditions: a. The firm pays $12,000 in interest. b. The firm pays $12,000 in preferred stock dividends. a. Complete the fragment of Michaels Corporation's income statement below to compute the firm's earnings after taxes and earnings available for common stockholders under condition (a). (Round to the nearest dollar.) $ $ EBIT Less: Interest expense Earnings before taxes Less: Taxes (21%) Earnings after taxes Less: Preferred dividends $ Earnings available for common stockholders $ Enter any number in the edit fields and then click Check Answer. View an Example Ask My Instructor Print Clear All Check Answer LIT Screenshot (884) OneDrive\Pictures\Screenshots 28 items