Financial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, Jim Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
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Chapter 13, Problem 25E
For a recent year, OfficeMax and Staples are two companies competing in the retail office supply business. OfficeMax had a net income of $34,894,000, while Staples had a net loss of $210,706,000. OfficeMax had
- a. Determine the earnings per share for each company. Round to the nearest cent.
- b. Evaluate the relative profitability of the two companies.
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