Answer: D) 16.22
Explanation:
Price Earnings ratio = Market Value per share / Earnings per share
Earnings Per Share
[tex]\frac{Net Income - Preferred Dividend}{Average Common Stock} \\= \frac{104,000 - 30,000}{\frac{32,000 + 48,000}{2} } \\= \frac{74,000}{40,000} \\= 1.85[/tex]
Price Earnings ratio = Market Value per share / Earnings per share
= 30/1.85
= 16.22