The problem below, I am unsure where to start. Can you explain the formulas to calculate? -- Chicago Company reported the following information at the end of the current year: Common stock ( $10 par value; 49,000 shares outstanding) $ 490,000 Preferred stock, 15% ( $12 par value; 9,900 shares outstanding) 118,800 Retained earnings 290,500 The board of directors is considering the distribution of a cash dividend to the two groups of stockholders. No dividends were declared during the previous two years. Assume the three cases below are independent of each other. Case A: The preferred stock is noncumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $40,500. Case B: The preferred stock is cumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $53,460. Case C: The preferred stock is cumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $91,900 . Required: 1. Compute the amount of dividends, in total and per share, that would be payable to each class of stockholders for each case. (Round "Dividends per Share" to 2 decimal places.)
The problem below, I am unsure where to start. Can you explain the formulas to calculate?
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Chicago Company reported the following information at the end of the current year:
Common stock ( $10 par value; 49,000 shares outstanding) | $ | 490,000 |
118,800 | ||
290,500 | ||
The board of directors is considering the distribution of a cash dividend to the two groups of stockholders. No dividends were declared during the previous two years. Assume the three cases below are independent of each other.
Case A: The preferred stock is noncumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $40,500.
Case B: The preferred stock is cumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $53,460.
Case C: The preferred stock is cumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $91,900 .
Required:
1. Compute the amount of dividends, in total and per share, that would be payable to each class of stockholders for each case. (Round "Dividends per Share" to 2 decimal places.)
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