
Answer:
Preferred stock
= 7,710 * 17.5 * 8%
= $â€10,794‬
Per share
= 10,794/7,710
= $1.40
Common Shareholders.
= 63,800 - 10,794
= $â€53,006‬
Per share
= â€53,006‬/49,000
= $1.08
This means that if preferred dividends are not paid in a year, they will be accrued and paid when they can.
Preferred stock
= 7,710 * 3 years (2017,2018,2019)
= $â€23,130‬
Per share = 23,130/7,710
= $3
Common stock
= 63,800 - 23,130
= $â€40,670‬
Per share
= 40,670/49,000
= $0.83
c. Why were the dividends per share of common stock less for the cumulative preferred stock than the noncumulative preferred stock?
b. The dividends in arrears on the preferred stock had to be fulfilled before dividends could be paid for the current year.