Answer:
$2.8
Explanation:
The computation of the price earning ratio is shown below:
Price earnings ratio = Market price per share ÷ earnings per share
where,
Earnings per share = (Net income - Preferred dividends) ÷ (outstanding common shares )
= ($270,000 - $10,000) ÷ (20,000 shares)
= 13 per share
And, the market price per share is $36.40
So, the price earning ratio is
= $36.40 ÷ $13
= $2.8