Because preferred stock dividends must be paid before common stock dividends, should preferred stock be considered a

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Because preferred stock dividends must be paid before dividends, should preferred stock be considered a liability and appear on the right side of the alongside of the firm's long-term debt?
Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on... Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...