Holt Company paid out cash dividends at the end of each year as follows:

Year Dividends

2014.....$250,000

2015.....$325,000

2016.....$400,000

Required:

a. Assume that Holt had 250,000 common shares and 10,000, $7, non-cumulative preferred shares. How much cash would be paid out in 2014, 2015, and 2016 to each class of shares?

b. Assume that Holt had 100,000 common shares, and 5,000, $4, cumulative preferred shares that were three years in arrears as at January 1, 2014. How much cash would be paid out in 2014, 2015, and 2016 to each class of shares?