
Answer:
Earnings per share
= Net income - Preferred dividend
 No of common stocks outstanding at the end
= $140,000 Â - $36,000
     160,000
= $0.65 per share
Explanation:
Earnings per share is the ratio of profit available for distribution to common stock holders to number of common stocks outstanding. Profit available for distribution to common stock holders is the diffrence between net income and preferred dividend.