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The following information relates to Company Beta Limited:

Beta (Public Company) Limited

Summary Balance

As at 31 December 2022

Tangible Fixed Assets

700,000

Current Assets

800,000

Current Liabilities

300,000

Working Capital

500,000

Total Assets less Current Liabilities

1,200,000

10% Debenture Loan (Corporate Bond)

400,000

Net Assets

800,000

Capital And Reserves

200,000 Ordinary Shares of 1.00 each

200,000

Profit and Loss Reserve

300,000

Share Premium Reserve

150,000

Revaluation Reserve

150,000

Equity

800,000

1.If Beta (Public Company) Limited has earned profits before interest and Tax (PBIT) of 240,000 for the year ended 31 December 2022 and the proposal of the directors for a 25 cents per share dividend has been accepted by its shareholders, calculate the following ratios explaining briefly the usefulness of each one (Corporation tax for 2021 stands at 40%, and the shares current market price at the stock exchange is 5.40):

Return on Total Long Term Capital

Return on Borrowed Capital

Return on Equity

Earnings Per Share

Current Ratio

Gearing (leverage)

(P/E) Ratio

Dividend Yield Ratio

Dividend Cover Ratio.

2.Given that the current market price of the share is (as shown above 5.40 and the expected (P/E) ratio is 7, is the share over or underpriced and approximately by how much? Briefly explain your answer.

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