Earnings Per Common Share Result from Dividing Net Income

Multiple Choice

Earnings per common share result from dividing net income

A) minus preferred stock dividends by the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares during the accounting period.
B) by the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares during the accounting period.
C) minus common stock dividends by the end-of-year number of outstanding common shares.
D) minus preferred stock dividends by the end-of-year number of outstanding common shares.
E) by the end-of-year number of outstanding common shares.