Company A and Company B are identical in all regards except that during Year 1 Company A borrowed $35,000 at an interest rate of 10%. In contrast, Company B obtained financing by acquiring $35,000 from sale of common stock. Company B agreed to pay a $3,500 cash dividend each year. Both companies are in a 30% tax bracket. Which company would show the greater retained earnings at the end of Year 1, and by what amount

On january 1, 2017, pharoah company issued 10-year, $2,020,000 face value, 6% bonds, at par. each $1,000 bond is convertible into 16 shares of pharoah common stock. pharoah’s net income in 2017 was $317,000, and its tax rate was 40%. the company had 97,000 shares of common stock outstanding throughout 2017. none of the bonds were converted in 2017. (a) compute diluted earnings per share for 2017. (round answer to 2 decimal places, e. g. $2.55.) diluted earnings per share