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Tax allocation within a period is the practice of allocating the income tax for a period to such items as income before extraordinary items, extraordinary items, and prior period adjustments. ... See the table below. December 31, 2004 Average Price EPS Sales per Share P/E PSR Tootsie Roll $34.63 $1.23 $ 8.06 28.15 4.30 Hershey 55.54 2.38 17.45 ... ................
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