The records of Seahawks Company reflected the following balances in the stockholders' equity accounts at the end of the current year: Common stock, $10 par value, 42,000 shares outstanding Preferred stock, 12 percent, $8 par value, 8,000 shares outstanding Retained earnings, $223,000 On September 1 of the current year, the board of directors was considering the distribution of a(n) $65,000 cash dividend. No dividends were paid during the previous two years. You have been asked to determine dividend amounts under two independent assumptions: The preferred stock is noncumulative. The preferred stock is cumulative. Required: 1. Determine the total and per share amounts that would be paid to the common stockholders and the preferred stockholders under the two independent assumptions. Note: Round your "per share" amounts to 2 decimal places. Preferred stock Common stock Noncumulative: Total Per share Cumulative: Total
The records of Seahawks Company reflected the following balances in the
Common stock, $10 par value, 42,000 shares outstanding
On September 1 of the current year, the board of directors was considering the distribution of a(n) $65,000 cash dividend. No dividends were paid during the previous two years. You have been asked to determine dividend amounts under two independent assumptions:
- The preferred stock is noncumulative.
- The preferred stock is cumulative.
Required:
1. Determine the total and per share amounts that would be paid to the common stockholders and the preferred stockholders under the two independent assumptions.
Note: Round your "per share" amounts to 2 decimal places.
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