When Collum Corporation was organized in January 2011, it immediately issued 10,000 shares of $60 par, 5

Question:

When Collum Corporation was organized in January 2011, it immediately issued 10,000 shares of $60 par, 5 percent, cumulative preferred stock and 20,000 shares of $10 par common stock. The company’s earnings history is as follows: 2011, net loss of $15,000; 2012, net income of $120,000; 2013, net income of $95,000. The corporation did not pay a dividend in 2011.

Required

a. How much is the dividend arrearage as of January 1, 2012?

b. Assume that the board of directors declares an $80,000 cash dividend at the end of 2012 (remember that the 2011 and 2012 preferred dividends are due). How will the dividend be divided between the preferred and common stockholders?

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