Question: PROBLEM 21. Allocation of Dividends - more than one class of preference shares The shareholder's equity in the statement of financial position on December 31,

PROBLEM 21. Allocation of Dividends - more than
PROBLEM 21. Allocation of Dividends - more than one class of preference shares The shareholder's equity in the statement of financial position on December 31, 2014 of Quijones Corporation showed the following: Class "A" Preference share capital, 10% P50 par, 40,000 shares P2,000,000 Class "B\" Preference share capital, 14% P50 par, 20,000 shares P1,000,000 Ordinary shares capital, P100 par, 30,000 shares 3,000,000 Share premium 500,000 Retained earnings 2 500 000 Total shareholder's equity P9 000 000 No dividends are in arrears up to December 31, 2012. The company declared P1,100,000 dividend at the end of 2014 at the appropriate rate for preference shares and the remainder to ordinary. Determine the allocation of the dividend to (1) preference and (2) ordinary assuming both class of preference shares are cumulative and participating

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