Question 18, P1-10 (book/static) Part 1 of 2 Interest versus dividend expense Derwent Ltd., has announced that the earnings before income and taxes is going to be £300,000 for the current year....

Extracted text: Question 18, P1-10 (book/static) Part 1 of 2 Interest versus dividend expense Derwent Ltd., has announced that the earnings before income and taxes is going to be £300,000 for the current year. Assuming corporate tax rate for Derwent Ltd., is a flat 30%, compute the firm's profit after taxes and earnings available for common stockholders (earnings after taxes and preferred stock dividends, if any) under the following conditions: a. The firm pays £70,000 in interest. b. The firm pays £70,000 in preferred stock dividends. a. Complete the fragment of Derwent Ltd's income statement below to compute the firm's earnings after taxes and earnings available for common stockholders under condition (a). (Round to the nearest dollar.) EBIT Less: Interest expense Earnings before taxes Less: Taxes (30%) Earnings after taxes Less: Preferred dividends Earnings available for common stockholders