[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]Green Planet Corporation has 5,400 shares of cumulative 13% preferred stock with a $2 par value and 21,700 shares of common stock with a $0.01 par value. During its first two years of operation, Green Planet declared and paid the following total cash dividends.  Year 1 total cash dividends $ 800 Year 2 total cash dividends 2,170   Compute the dividends paid each year to each of the two classes of stockholders: preferred and common.

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Green Planet Corporation has 5,400 shares of cumulative 13% preferred stock with a $2 par value and 21,700 shares of common stock with a $0.01 par value. During its first two years of operation, Green Planet declared and paid the following total cash dividends.
 

Year 1 total cash dividends $ 800
Year 2 total cash dividends 2,170

 

Compute the dividends paid each year to each of the two classes of stockholders: preferred and common.

 

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