In 2023, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) paid total cash dividends of $19,800,000,000 and had net income of $72,361,000,000. MSFT has 7,430,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding and the current market price per share of the common stock is $330.
Required:
a) Determine and explain the earnings per share.
b) Determine and explain the dividends per share.
c) Determine and explain the dividend yield.
d) Determine and explain the dividend payout ratio.