Accounting 2

E13-17 Compute earnings per share under different assumptions:

At December 31, 2014 Millwood Corporation has 2,000 shares of $100 par value, 8% preferred stock outstanding and 100,000 shares of $10 par value common stock issues. Millwoods net income for the year is $241,000.

Instructions: Compute the earnings per share of common stock under the following independent situations:

a. The dividend to preferred stockholders was declared. There has been no change in the number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year.

b. The dividend to preferred stockholders was not declared. The preferred stock is cumulative. Millwood held 10,000 shares of treasury stock throughout the year.

I reviewed the previous answers to this question. Part a I understand, but part b. there are conflictual answers on your webstite. Can you show me part b step by step and explain cumulative