单选题

A firm's financial statements reflect the following:

Net income $1700000
EBIT $2900000
Effective tax rate 35%
Interest payments $285000
Comon equity $3100000
Total assets $6600000
Preferred dividends paid $1100000
Weighted avg. shares outstanding 523000

 Based on this information, what is the firm's basic EPS?(     )

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

The firm's basic EPS=($1700000-$1100000)/523000=$1.147.