Analyzing Cash Dividends on Preferred and Common Stock Potter Company has outstanding 13,000 shares of $50 par value, 10% preferred stock and 50,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. During its first three years in business, it declared and paid no cash dividends in the first year, $270,000 in the second year, and $65,000 in the third year. (a) If the preferred stock is cumulative, determine the total amount of cash dividends paid to each class of stock in each of the three years. Distibution to Preferred Common Stock Year 1 S Year 2 S Year 3 S (b) If the preferred stock is noncumulative, determine the total amount of cash dividends paid to each class of stock in each of the three years. Distibution to Preferred Common Stock Year 1 S Year 2 S Year 3 S S $
Analyzing Cash Dividends on Preferred and Common Stock Potter Company has outstanding 13,000 shares of $50 par value, 10% preferred stock and 50,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. During its first three years in business, it declared and paid no cash dividends in the first year, $270,000 in the second year, and $65,000 in the third year. (a) If the preferred stock is cumulative, determine the total amount of cash dividends paid to each class of stock in each of the three years. Distibution to Preferred Common Stock Year 1 S Year 2 S Year 3 S (b) If the preferred stock is noncumulative, determine the total amount of cash dividends paid to each class of stock in each of the three years. Distibution to Preferred Common Stock Year 1 S Year 2 S Year 3 S S $
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Transcribed Image Text:Analyzing Cash Dividends on Preferred and Common Stock
Potter Company has outstanding 13,000 shares of $50 par value, 10% preferred stock and 50,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. During its first three years in business, it declared and paid no cash dividends in the first year, $270,000 in the second year, and
$65,000 in the third year.
(a) If the preferred stock is cumulative, determine the total amount of cash dividends paid to each class of stock in each of the three years.
Distibution to
Preferred Common Stock
$
Year 1
Year 2 $
Year 3 $
$
$
$
(b) If the preferred stock is noncumulative, determine the total amount of cash dividends paid to each class of stock in each of the three years.
Distibution to
Preferred Common Stock
Year 1 $
Year 2 $
Year 3 $
$
$
$

Transcribed Image Text:Identifying and Analyzing Financial Statement Effects of Dividends
The stockholders' equity of DiFrancesco Company at March 31, 2019 is shown below.
4% preferred stock, $1,000 par value, 25,000 shares authorized; 10,000 shares issued and outstanding $10,000,000
Common stock, $1 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized; 700,000 shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital-preferred stock
Additional paid-in capital-common stock
Retained earnings
Total stockholders' equity
The following transactions, among others, occurred during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
April 15, 2019 Declare and pay preferred dividends of $460,000.
April 15, 2019 Declare and pay common dividends of $1.70 per share.
October 1, 2019 Execute a 3-for-1 stock split of the common stock when the stock price was $161 per share.
March 1, 2020 Declare and pay common dividends of $0.90 per share.
Transaction
Apr. 15
Apr. 15
Oct. 1
Mar. 1
(a) Use the financial statement effects template to indicate the effects of these separate transactions.
Note: Use negative signs with answers, when appropriate.
Balance Sheet
Liabilities + Contributed +
Capital
Cash
Asset
700,000
60,000
+ Noncash
Assets
17,150,000
56,356,542
$84,266,542
Earned
Capital
Revenue
Income Statement
Net
Expenses Income
(b) At March 31, 2020, the company reported net income for the year of $8,900,610. Compute retained earnings as of March 31, 2020.
$
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