Wu Corp. had the following stock issued and outstanding at January 1, 2006: 1. 50,000 shares of

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Wu Corp. had the following stock issued and outstanding at January 1, 2006:

1. 50,000 shares of no-par common stock.

2. 10,000 shares of \($100\) par, 4 percent, cumulative preferred stock. (Dividends are in arrears for one year, 2005.)

On February 1, 2006, Wu declared a \($100,000\) cash dividend to be paid March 31 to shareholders of record on March 10.

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What amount of dividends will be paid to the preferred shareholders versus the common shareholders?

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Survey Of Accounting

ISBN: 9780077503956

1st Edition

Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Philip Olds, Frances McNair, Bor-Yi Tsay

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