Calculation of EPS and retained earnings Everdeen Mining​,​Inc., ended 2019 with net profits before taxes of $ 436 comma 000$436,000. The company is subject to a 21 %21% tax rate and must pay $ 64 comma 000$64,000 in preferred stock dividends before distributing any earnings on the 170 comma 000170,000 shares of common stock currently outstanding. a. Calculate​ Everdeen's 2019 earnings per share​ (EPS). b. If the firm paid common stock dividends of $ 0.80$0.80 per​ share, how many dollars would go to retained​ earnings? a. The​ firm's EPS is ​$nothing. ​ (Round to the nearest​ cent.)

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