Pettijohn Inc. The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Pettijohn Inc. Note that the firm has no amortization charges, it does not lease any assets, none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years, and the notes payable will be rolled over. Balance Sheet (Millions of $) Assets 2016 Cash and securities $ 1,554.0 Accounts receivable 9,660.0 Inventories 13,440.0 Total current assets $24,654.0 Net plant and equipment 17,346.0 Total assets $42,000.0 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable $ 7,980.0 Notes payable 5,880.0 Accruals 4,620.0 Total current liabilities $18,480.0 Long-term bonds 10,920.0 Total liabilities $29,400.0 Common stock 3,360.0 Retained earnings 9,240.0 Total common equity $12,600.0 Total liabilities and equity $42,000.0 Income Statement (Millions of $) 2016 Net sales $58,800.0 Operating costs except depr'n $55,274.0 Depreciation $ 1,029.0 Earnings bef int and taxes (EBIT) $ 2,497.0 Less interest 1,050.0 Earnings before taxes (EBT) $ 1,447.0 Taxes $ 314.0 Net income $ 1,133.0 Other data: Shares outstanding (millions) 175.00 Common dividends $ 509.83 Int rate on notes payable & L-T bonds 6.25% Federal plus state income tax rate 21.7% Year-end stock price $ 77.69 Refer to the data for Pettijohn Inc. What is the firm's EPS? a. $6.47 b. $7.14 c. $6.15 d. $5.84 e. $6.80 Icon Key Question 31 of 60 MC.03.084 SaveSubmit Test for Grading

5.945%

Explanation:

BEP( Basic Earning Ratio): EBIT*100/ Total Assets

= 2497 × 100 ÷ 42000

= 5.945%

Basic earning power (BEP) ratio is a measure that calculates the earning power of a business before the effect of the business' income taxes and its financial leverage.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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