### Exercise 10-4B: Determine the Amount of Preferred Stock Dividends (LO10-3)#### Scenario:A company has 1,800 shares of 6%, $100 par value preferred stock issued at the beginning of Year 1. All remaining shares are common stock. The company was unable to pay dividends in Year 1 but plans to distribute dividends totaling $23,000 in Year 2.#### Requirements:1. **Determine how much of the $23,000 dividend will be paid to preferred stockholders and how much will be paid to common stockholders in Year 2, assuming the preferred stock is cumulative. What if the preferred stock were noncumulative?**#### Table Explanation:The provided table compares the allocation of dividends for cumulative and noncumulative preferred stockholders.**Table: Dividend Allocation**The table is divided into two columns: **Cumulative** and **Non-Cumulative**. Each column lists the following rows:1. **Preferred dividends in arrears for Year 1**: This row calculates the unpaid dividends from the previous year.2. **Preferred dividends for Year 2**: This row calculates the dividends due for the current year.3. **Remaining dividends to common stockholders**: This row calculates any remaining dividends after preferred stockholders have been paid.4. **Total dividends**: This is the sum of all dividends distributed.Currently, all values in the table are marked as $0, indicating that calculations are needed to determine the actual amounts.#### Steps to Calculate Dividends:1. **Cumulative Preferred Stock:** - Calculate the total amount of preferred dividends in arrears for Year 1: \[ \text{Dividends in arrears for Year 1} = 1,800 \text{ shares} \times 6\% \times \$100 \text{ per share} = \$10,800 \] - Calculate the preferred dividends for Year 2: \[ \text{Preferred dividends for Year 2} = 1,800 \text{ shares} \times 6\% \times \$100 \text{ per share} = \$10,800 \] - Total dividends to be paid to preferred stockholders: \[ \text{Total preferred dividends} = \$10,800 (\text{Year 1}) + \$10,800 (\text{Year

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A company has 1,800 shares of 6%, $100 par value preferred stock the company issued at the beginning of Year 1. All remaining shares are common stock. The company was not able to pay dividends in Year 1, but plans to pay dividends of $23,000 in Year 2. Required: 1. & 2. How much of the $23,000 dividend will be paid to preferred stockholders and how much will be paid to common stockholders in Year 2, assuming the preferred stock is cumulative? What if the preferred stock were noncumulative? Non Cumulative Cumulative Preferred dividends in arrears for Year 1 Preferred dividends for Year 2 Remaining dividends to common stockholders Total dividends

A company has 1,800 shares of 6%, $100 par value preferred stock the company issued at the beginning of Year 1. All remaining shares are common stock. The company was not able to pay dividends in Year 1, but plans to pay dividends of $23,000 in Year 2. Required: 1. & 2. How much of the $23,000 dividend will be paid to preferred stockholders and how much will be paid to common stockholders in Year 2, assuming the preferred stock is cumulative? What if the preferred stock were noncumulative? Non Cumulative Cumulative Preferred dividends in arrears for Year 1 Preferred dividends for Year 2 Remaining dividends to common stockholders Total dividends

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