Maitland Ltd has issued 2 000 000 ordinary shares for $4 and 200 000 8% preference shares

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Maitland Ltd has issued 2 000 000 ordinary shares for $4 and 200 000 8% preference shares for $4, all shares being fully paid. On 30 September 2019, at the annual general meeting of the company, a dividend was declared for a total cash payout of $320 000. Preference shares are entitled to participate in further dividends once ordinary shares have received 8c per share. Assume that the dividends are taken out of retained earnings.

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(a) Show how the total dividend would be apportioned between ordinary and preference shares.

(b) Prepare journal entries in general journal form to record the dividend payments.

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Financial Accounting

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Authors: John Hoggett, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Claire Beattie, Andreas Hellmann, Jodie Maxfield

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