On December 31, 2021, the statement of financial position of FRUITS Company showed the following shareholders' equity accounts: • Ordinary shares, par $50, authorized 100,000 shares, issued 85,000 shares, in treasury 7,500 shares - 4,250,000 12% Preference shares, par $75, authorized 50,000 shares, issued 20,000 shares, in treasury 4,000 shares - 1,500,000 • Share premium in excess of par - 862,500 Reserve for Treasury shares - 725,000 Treasury ordinary shares - 435,000; Treasury preference shares - 290,000 Retained earnings, unrestricted - 2,168,000 Net income for the year - • Cash dividends declared - 762,000 194,000; 2 years in arrears, current year is not yet included
On December 31, 2021, the statement of financial position of FRUITS Company showed the following shareholders' equity accounts: • Ordinary shares, par $50, authorized 100,000 shares, issued 85,000 shares, in treasury 7,500 shares - 4,250,000 12% Preference shares, par $75, authorized 50,000 shares, issued 20,000 shares, in treasury 4,000 shares - 1,500,000 • Share premium in excess of par - 862,500 Reserve for Treasury shares - 725,000 Treasury ordinary shares - 435,000; Treasury preference shares - 290,000 Retained earnings, unrestricted - 2,168,000 Net income for the year - • Cash dividends declared - 762,000 194,000; 2 years in arrears, current year is not yet included
On December 31, 2021, the statement of financial position of FRUITS Company showed the following shareholders' equity accounts: • Ordinary shares, par $50, authorized 100,000 shares, issued 85,000 shares, in treasury 7,500 shares - 4,250,000 12% Preference shares, par $75, authorized 50,000 shares, issued 20,000 shares, in treasury 4,000 shares - 1,500,000 • Share premium in excess of par - 862,500 Reserve for Treasury shares - 725,000 Treasury ordinary shares - 435,000; Treasury preference shares - 290,000 Retained earnings, unrestricted - 2,168,000 Net income for the year - • Cash dividends declared - 762,000 194,000; 2 years in arrears, current year is not yet included
1. How much is the excess of par to be used for book value per share computation?
2. How much is the BOOK VALUE PER SHARE for PREFERENCE shares considering that the preference shares are cumulative and participating?
Definition Definition Type of stock which is granted priority over dividend distributions as compared to common stockholders. Preferred stocks also do not carry any voting rights. Notably, in a case where a company is going to be liquidated, preferred stockholders have a priority claim on the value of assets of the company as quoted in the balance sheet, as compared to the common stockholders.
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