Question

A company has 5,000 shares of $100 par preferred stock and 50,000 shares of $10 par common stock outstanding. Its total stockholders' equity is $2,000,000. Its book value per common share is:

Answer 1

30

Step-by-step explanation:

The first step is to calculate the preferred stock

= 5,000×100

= 500,000

Therefore the book value per common share can be calculated as follows

= 2,000,000-500,000/50,000

= 1,500,000/50,000

= 30

Hence the book value per common share is 30