The records of Hollywood Company reflected the following balances in the stockho

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The records of Hollywood Company reflected the following balances in the stockholders' equity accounts at the end of the current year Common stock, $12 par value, 43,000 shares outstanding Preferred stock, 11 percent, $10 par value, 6,000 shares outstanding Retained eamings, $225,000 On September 1 of the current year, the board of directors was considering the distribution of an $83,000 cash dividend. No dividends were paid during the previous two years. You have been asked to determine dividend amounts under two independent assumptions (show computations): a. The preferred stock is noncumulative. b. The preferred stock is cumulative. Required: 1. Determine the total and per share amounts that would be paid to the common stockholders and the preferred stockholders under the two independent assumptions. (Round "per share" to 2 decimal places.) Preferred Common Noncumulative: Total Per share Total Per share

Explanation / Answer

Annual preferred dividends = 6000*10*11%= 6600 Preferred Common Noncumulative: Total 6600 76400 Per share 1.1 1.78 Cumulative: Total 19800 63200 Per share 3.3 1.47

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