A company has outstanding 13.50 million shares of $5.50 par common stock and 1.7 million shares of $4.70 par preferred stock. The preferred stock has an 9% dividend rate. The company declares $370,000 in total dividends for the year. Which of the following is correct if the preferred stockholders only have a current dividend preference? Multiple Choice Preferred stockholders will receive the entire $370,000, and they must also be paid $53,000 before the end of the current accounting period. Common stockholders will receive nothing. Preferred stockholders will receive $33,300 or 9% of the total dividends. Common stockholders will receive the remaining $336,700. Preferred stockholders will receive the entire $370,000, and they must also be paid $53,000 sometime in the future before common stockholders will receive anything.

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MC Qu. 11-153 A company has outstanding...
A company has outstanding 13.50 million shares of $5.50 par common stock and 1.7 million shares
of $4.70 par preferred stock. The preferred stock has an 9% dividend rate. The company declares
$370,000 in total dividends for the year. Which of the following is correct if the preferred
stockholders only have a current dividend preference?
Multiple Choice
O Preferred stockholders will receive the entire $370,000, and they must also
be paid $53,000 before the end of the current accounting period. Common
stockholders will receive nothing.
Preferred stockholders will receive $33,300 or 9% of the total dividends.
Common stockholders will receive the remaining $336,700.
Preferred stockholders will receive the entire $370,000, and they must also
be paid $53,000 sometime in the future before common stockholders will
receive anything.
Preferred stockholders will receive the entire $370,000, but will receive
nothing more relating to this dividend declaration. Common stockholders will
receive nothing.
Transcribed Image Text:MC Qu. 11-153 A company has outstanding... A company has outstanding 13.50 million shares of $5.50 par common stock and 1.7 million shares of $4.70 par preferred stock. The preferred stock has an 9% dividend rate. The company declares $370,000 in total dividends for the year. Which of the following is correct if the preferred stockholders only have a current dividend preference? Multiple Choice O Preferred stockholders will receive the entire $370,000, and they must also be paid $53,000 before the end of the current accounting period. Common stockholders will receive nothing. Preferred stockholders will receive $33,300 or 9% of the total dividends. Common stockholders will receive the remaining $336,700. Preferred stockholders will receive the entire $370,000, and they must also be paid $53,000 sometime in the future before common stockholders will receive anything. Preferred stockholders will receive the entire $370,000, but will receive nothing more relating to this dividend declaration. Common stockholders will receive nothing.
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