Shown below are selected data from the financial statements of Noble Computers. (Dollar amounts are...

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Shown below are selected data from the financial statements of Noble Computers. (Dollar amounts are in millions, except for the per share data.)

Income statement data:
Net sales $ 3,500
Cost of goods sold $ 1,890
Operating expenses $ 675
Net income $ 115
Balance sheet data:
Average total equity $ 540
Average total assets $ 4,400

Noble reported earnings per share for the year of $6 and paid cash dividends of $2.00 per share. At year-end, the Wall Street Journal listed Noble's capital stock as trading at $81 per share.

Noble's price-earnings ratio at year end was:

Select one:

a. 0.07

b. 13.5

c. 17

d. 1.42

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