136. A corporation paid a cash dividend of $0.07 per share during the current year. It had 550,000 common shares outstanding at year-end, the current year earnings per share was $3.85 and the stock's year-end market price was $17.50 per share. Calculate the company's dividend yield.
137. A company reported earnings per share of $9.75, paid a $6.00 cash dividend per share to preferred shareholders, and paid a $0.54 cash dividend per share to common shareholders. There were 1,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding and 6,000 shares of common stock outstanding during the year and the market price per share of common stock was $45. Calculate the company's dividend yield for common stock.
138. A company paid a cash dividend of $0.44 per share during the current year and reported 18,000 shares of common stock issued and 2,000 common shares in treasury stock during the current year. The year-end market price per share was $27.50. Calculate the following: (1) total amount of cash dividends paid to common shareholders and (2) dividend yield.
139. A company has 500,000 common shares authorized, 400,000 common shares issued, and 15,000 common shares in treasury stock at the current year-end. It paid $0.24 per share in cash dividends during the year. The year-end market price of the stock is $15. Calculate (1) the total dividends paid and (2) the dividend yield.
140. A corporation has $1,750,000 in stockholders' equity and 350,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Calculate the book value per common share.