Financial Accounting
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.18E
Computing Dividends on
The records of Hollywood Company reflected the following balances in the stockholders’ equity accounts at the end of the current year:
Common stock, $12 par value, 50,000 shares outstanding
Preferred stock, 10 percent, $10 par value, 5,000 shares outstanding
On September 1 of the current year, the board of directors was considering the distribution of an $85,000 cash dividend. No dividends were paid during the previous two years. You have been asked to determine dividend amounts under two independent assumptions (show computations):
- a. The preferred stock is noncumulative.
- b. 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.
- 2. Will the statement of
cash flows be affected differently under the two independent assumptions?
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Chapter 11 Solutions
Financial Accounting
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