Recher Corporation's common stock has a par value of $3 per share and has been stable at a total value of $270,000 on the company's balance sheet for several years. The total stockholders' equity at the end of this year was $1,023,000 and at the beginning of the year was $1,010,000. Net income for the year was $17,500. Dividends on common stock during the year totaled $4,500. The market price of common stock at the end of the year was $3.76 per share.The company's price-earnings ratio is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

A. 8.36
B. 0.51
C. 19.79
D. 12.53


Answer: C

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