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Dividends per share

Lightfoot Inc., a software development firm, has stock outstanding as follows: $47,000$ shares of cumulative preferred $1\%$ stock, $$105$ par and $105,000$ shares of $$135$ par common. During its first four years of operations, the following amounts were distributed as dividends: first year, $$41,000$; second year, $$48,000$; third year, $$78,000$; fourth year, $$119,000.$ This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the questions below.

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Determine the dividends per share on each class of stock for each of the four years. Round your answers to the nearest cent. If no dividends are paid in a given year, enter $"0".$

Line Item Description $1$st Year $2$nd Year $3$rd Year $4$th Year

Preferred stock $($dividends per share$)$

$fill in the blank $2$

$fill in the blank $3$

$fill in the blank $4$

$fill in the blank $5$

Common stock $($dividends per share$)$

$fill in the blank $6$