Question: Problem 8 - 2 1 A ( Algo ) Cash dividends: Common and preferred stock LO 8 - 3 , 8 - 6 Nowell Incorporated

Problem 8-21A (Algo) Cash dividends: Common and preferred stock LO 8-3,8-6
Nowell Incorporated had the following stock issued and outstanding at January 1, Year 2:
135,000 shares of no-par common stock.
30,000 shares of $50 par, 4 percent, cumulative preferred stock. (Dividends are in arrears for one year, Year 1.)
On March 8, Year 2, Nowell declared a $170,000 cash dividend to be paid March 31 to shareholders of record on March 20.
Required
What amount of dividends will be paid to the preferred shareholders versus the common shareholders?
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 Problem 8-21A (Algo) Cash dividends: Common and preferred stock LO 8-3,8-6

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