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Water Tower Company had the following stock outstanding and retained earnings at

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Water Tower Company had the following stock outstanding and retained earnings at December 31, 2009: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /?>

Common stock (par $9; outstanding, 27,000 shares)

$243,000

Preferred stock, 12% (par $15; outstanding, 7,000 shares)

105,000

Retained earnings

279,000

The board of directors is considering the distribution of a cash dividend to the common and preferred stockholders. No dividends were declared during 2007 or 2008. Three independent cases are assumed:

Case A: The preferred stock is noncumulative; the total amount of dividends is $29,000.

Case B: The preferred stock is cumulative; the total amount of dividends is $37,800.

Case C: Same as Case B, except the amount is $60,000.


rev: 02-28-2011




Requirement 1:

Compute the total dividends and dividend per share, that would be payable to each class of stockholders for each case.

Case A

Preferred

Common

Total dividend

$

$

Dividend per share

$

$

Case B

Preferred

Common

Total dividend

$

$

Dividend per share

$

$

Case C

Preferred

Common

Total dividend

$

$

Dividend per share

$

$


rev: 02-28-2011

Requirement 2:

Assume that a 100 percent common stock dividend was issued when the market value per share was $24. Complete the following schedule

AMOUNT OF DOLLAR INCREASE
(DECREASE)

Item

Cash Dividend, Case C

Stock Dividend

Assets

$

(Click to select)No effectIncreaseDecrease

$

(Click to select)DecreaseNo effectIncrease

Liabilities

(Click to select)No effectIncreaseDecrease

(Click to select)IncreaseDecreaseNo effect

Stockholders' equity

(Click to select)No effectDecreaseIncrease

(Click to select)IncreaseNo effectDecrease

Water Tower Company had the following stock outstanding and retained earnings at December 31, 2009: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /?>

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