Easy Money, Inc., has the following capital structure. Preferred stock $100 par value, 20,000 shares authorized, 61,000
Question:
Easy Money, Inc., has the following capital structure.
Preferred stock— $100 par value, 20,000 shares authorized, 61,000 shares issued and outstanding | $ | 100,000 | |
Common stock—$10 par value, 200,000 shares authorized, 80,000 shares issued and outstanding | 800,000 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,032,000 | ||
Total contributed capital | $ | 1,932,000 | |
Retained earnings | 581,000 | ||
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 2,513,000 | |
The number of issued and outstanding shares of both preferred and common stock have been the same for the last two years. Dividends on preferred stock are 8 percent of par value and have been paid each year the stock was outstanding except for the immediate past year. In the current year, management declares a total dividend of $50,000.
a. Indicate the amount that will be paid to both preferred and common stockholders assuming the preferred stock is not cumulative.
b. Indicate the amount that will be paid to both preferred and common stockholders assuming the preferred stock is cumulative.
Advanced Accounting
ISBN: 978-0133451863
12th edition
Authors: Floyd A. Beams, Joseph H. Anthony, Bruce Bettinghaus, Kenneth Smith