Lark had net income for 2024 of $112,000. Lark had 33,000 shares of common stock outstanding at the beginning of the year and 49,000 shares of common stock outstanding at the end of the year. There were 5,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding all year. Duringâ 2024, Lark declared and paid preferred dividends of $29,000. On Decemberâ 31, 2024, the market price ofâ Lark's common stock is $34 per share and the market price of its preferred stock is $57 per share. What isâ Lark's price/earnings ratio at Decemberâ 31, 2024? â(Round any intermediate calculations and your final answer to two decimalâ places.)

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p.m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p.m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p.m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?