Refer to the allocation of dividends for Pinecraft Industries Inc. Answer these questions about Pinecraft's cash dividends:
Question:
Refer to the allocation of dividends for Pinecraft Industries Inc. Answer these questions about Pinecraft's cash dividends:
1. How much in dividends must Pinecraft declare each year before the common shareholders receive any cash dividends for the year?
2. Suppose Pinecraft, declares cash dividends of \(\$ 300,000\) for 2020 . How much of the dividends go to preferred? How much go to common?
3. Are Pinecraft's preferred shares cumulative or non-cumulative? How can you tell?
4. Pinecraft passed the preferred dividend in 2018 and 2019. Then in 2020, Pinecraft declares cash dividends of \(\$ 800,000\). How much of the dividends go to preferred? How much go to common?
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780135433065
7th Canadian Edition
Authors: Walter Harrison, Wendy Tietz, C. Thomas, Greg Berberich, Catherine Seguin