Cableserve Inc. has the following outstanding shares: 15,000 shares, $5.40 cumulative preferred 35,000 shares, common During 2014,

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Cableserve Inc. has the following outstanding shares:
15,000 shares, $5.40 cumulative preferred
35,000 shares, common
During 2014, the company declared and paid $180,000 in dividends. Dividends were in arrears for the previous year (2013) only. No new shares have been issued since the first year of operations.

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1. What was the total amount paid to the preferred shareholders as dividends in 2014?
2. What was the total amount paid to the common shareholders as dividends in 2014?

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Fundamental Accounting Principles Volume II

ISBN: 978-1259066511

14th Canadian Edition

Authors: Larson Kermit, Jensen Tilly

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