Seventy-Two Inc., a developer of radiology equipment, has stock outstanding as follows: 60,000 shares of cumulative preferred 3% stock, $20 par and 410,000 shares of $25 par common. During its first four years of operations, the following amounts were distributed as dividends: first year, $30,000; second year, $75,000; third year, $80,000; fourth year, $110,000. Determine the dividends per share on each class of stock for each of the four years. Round all answers to two decimal places. If no dividends are paid in a given year, enter "0.00".   1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year Preferred stock (dividends per share) $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4 Common stock (dividends per share) fill in the blank 5 fill in the blank 6 fill in the blank 7 fill in the blank 8

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Seventy-Two Inc., a developer of radiology equipment, has stock outstanding as follows: 60,000 shares of cumulative preferred 3% stock, $20 par and 410,000 shares of $25 par common.

During its first four years of operations, the following amounts were distributed as dividends: first year, $30,000; second year, $75,000; third year, $80,000; fourth year, $110,000.

Determine the dividends per share on each class of stock for each of the four years. Round all answers to two decimal places. If no dividends are paid in a given year, enter "0.00".

  1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year
Preferred stock (dividends per share) $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4
Common stock (dividends per share) fill in the blank 5 fill in the blank 6 fill in the blank 7 fill in the blank 8
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>Preferred dividend is paid to Preferred stockholders.
--It is usually paid at a specific rate that has been specified at the time of issuance of these stock.
--Cumulative preferred stock means that if in any year, dividend is not paid to preferred stockholders, that dividend gets accumulated as 'dividend in arrear' and is to be paid at later date before any dividend is paid out to common stockholders.

>Common Stock dividend is paid to Common stockholders.
--It is not paid at any fixed specified rate, and its rate changes.
--Also, there is not concept of 'dividend being accumulated' if in any period no dividend is paid.

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