Ritz Company had the following shares outstanding and Retalned Earnings at December 31, 2020: Common shares (500,000 outstanding shares) Preferred shares (8 percent; 21,000 outstanding shares) Retained earnings $500,000 210,090 900,000 On December 31, 2020, the board of directors Is considering the distribution of a cash dividend to the common and preferred shareholders. No dividends were declared during 2018 or 2019. Three Independent cases are assumed: Case A: The preferred shares are non-cumulative; the total amount of 2020 dividends would be $30,000. Case B: The preferred shares are cumulative; the total amount of 2020 dividends would be $30,000. Dividends were not in arrears prior to 2018. Case C: Same as Case B, except the amount is $75,000. Required: 1-a. Compute the amount of dividends, In total, payable to each class of shareholders for each case. Case A Case B Case C Preferred Common Total 1-b. Compute the amount of dividend per share, payable to each class of shareholders for each case. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Case A Case B Case C Preferred Common

Ritz Company had the following shares outstanding and Retalned Earnings at December 31, 2020: Common shares (500,000 outstanding shares) Preferred shares (8 percent; 21,000 outstanding shares) Retained earnings $500,000 210,090 900,000 On December 31, 2020, the board of directors Is considering the distribution of a cash dividend to the common and preferred shareholders. No dividends were declared during 2018 or 2019. Three Independent cases are assumed: Case A: The preferred shares are non-cumulative; the total amount of 2020 dividends would be $30,000. Case B: The preferred shares are cumulative; the total amount of 2020 dividends would be $30,000. Dividends were not in arrears prior to 2018. Case C: Same as Case B, except the amount is $75,000. Required: 1-a. Compute the amount of dividends, In total, payable to each class of shareholders for each case. Case A Case B Case C Preferred Common Total 1-b. Compute the amount of dividend per share, payable to each class of shareholders for each case. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Case A Case B Case C Preferred Common

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