Spanos corporation reported net income $26,000, net sales $400,000, and weighted-average common shares outstanding 4,000. there were preferred dividends of $2,000. what was the 2022 earnings per share?

          Net income                                           = $26,000

Less   Preferred dividend                               =   $2,000

Income available for common shareholder = $24,000

Earning per share      = $24,000/4000        = $8,000

Explanation:

Earning per share is earning after preferred dividends, divided by the number of common shares, in this case the net income of $26,000 must be reduced by the preferred dividends of $2,000, the resulting balance of $24,000 is divided by the outstanding common shares of 4,000, yielding a figure of $8,000, which represents the earning per share abbreviated as EPS.

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