The Stockholders' Equity section of Foreign Tours Corporation's balance sheet at the close of the current year

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The Stockholders' Equity section of Foreign Tours Corporation's balance sheet at the close of the current year follows:
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock (8%, $75 par value, 100,000 shares authorized)
At Par Value (80,000 shares issued) ...................................................... $ 6,000,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value ........................................................ 320,000
Common Stock (no-par value, stated value of $5, 1,800,000 shares authorized)
At Stated Value ............................................................................... 9,000,000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value ................................................ 12,600,000
Retained Earnings ............................................................................. 5,600,000
Total Stockholders' Equity ................................................................ $33,520,000
1. What is the amount of the annual dividend on the preferred stock? Per share? In total?
2. How many shares of common stock have been issued?
3. What was the average price paid by the stockholders for the preferred stock?
4. What was the average price paid by the stockholders for the common stock?
5. How many shares of common stock are currently outstanding (held by stockholders)?
6. If total dividends of $2,550,000 were paid to stockholders in the current year, how much was paid to the common stockholders in total? Per share? Assume that no preferred dividends are in arrears.
Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...
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