Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
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Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.11S
(Learning Objective 4: Divide cash dividends between preferred and common stock) Alloy Corporation has 25,000
shares of $1.40
stockholders receive an annual cash dividend of $1.40 per share. In 2018, Alloy declares an annual dividend of $500,000. The
allocation to preferred and common stockholders is:
| Preferred dividend (25,000 shares × $1.40 per share)................ | $ 35,000 |
| Common dividend (remainder: $500,000 – $35,000).......... | 465,000 |
| Total dividend............................................................................ | $500,000 |
Answer these questions about Alloy’s cash dividends.
- 1. How much in dividends must Alloy declare each year before the common stockholders receive any cash dividends for the year?
- 2. Suppose Alloy declares cash dividends of $200,000 for 2018. How much of the dividends goes to preferred shareholders? How much goes to common shareholders?
- 3. Is Alloy’s preferred stock cumulative or noncumulative? How can you tell?
- 4. Alloy passed the preferred dividend in 2017 and 2018. Then in 2019, Alloy declares cash dividends of $800,000. How much of the dividends goes to preferred shareholders? How much goes to common shareholders?
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