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During all of fiscal year 2017, Alpha Corporation had outstanding 100,000 shares of $10 par common...

During all of fiscal year 2017, Alpha Corporation had outstanding 100,000 shares of $10 par common stock and 5,000 shares of noncumulative, $100 par value, 6% preferred stock. For 2017, Alpha Corporation had $230,000 net income and dividends were paid only to preferred shareholders. Use this information to determine how much Alpha Corporation should report for 2017 basic earnings (loss) per share for income (loss) from continuing operations. If it is a loss EPS then present the value in brackets.

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$2.00 Earnings Per Share Net Income / (Loss) Workings: Net Income $230,000 Less: Preferred dividends $30,000 (6 % * $500,000)

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