FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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A portion of the stockholders’ equity section from the balance sheet of Walland Corporation appears as follows.

 

       
Stockholders' equity:      
Preferred stock, 9% cumulative, $50 par, 34,000 shares authorized, issued, and
outstanding
$ 1,700,000  
Preferred stock, 12% noncumulative, $100 par, 5,400 shares authorized, issued, and
outstanding
  540,000  
Common stock, $5 par, 490,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding   2,450,000  
Total paid-in capital $ 4,690,000  
 

 

Assume that all the stock was issued on January 1, Year 1 and that no dividends were paid during the first two years of operation. During the third year, Walland Corporation paid total cash dividends of $736,000.

 

a. Compute the amount of cash dividends paid during the third year to each of the three classes of stock.

b. Compute the dividends paid per share during the third year for each of the three classes of stock. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

c. What was the average issue price of each type of preferred stock?

 

A portion of the stockholders’ equity section from the balance sheet of Walland Corporation appears as follows.

 

       
Stockholders' equity:      
Preferred stock, 9% cumulative, $50 par, 34,000 shares authorized, issued, and
outstanding
$ 1,700,000  
Preferred stock, 12% noncumulative, $100 par, 5,400 shares authorized, issued, and
outstanding
  540,000  
Common stock, $5 par, 490,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding   2,450,000  
Total paid-in capital $ 4,690,000  
 

 

Assume that all the stock was issued on January 1, Year 1 and that no dividends were paid during the first two years of operation. During the third year, Walland Corporation paid total cash dividends of $736,000.

 

a. Compute the amount of cash dividends paid during the third year to each of the three classes of stock.

b. Compute the dividends paid per share during the third year for each of the three classes of stock. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

c. What was the average issue price of each type of preferred stock?

 

a. Cumulative Preffered Stock    
  Non-Cum Preffered Stock    
  Common Stock    
b. Cumulative Preffered Stock   per share
  Non-Cum Preffered Stock   per share
  Common Stock   per share
c. Cumulative Preffered Stock   per share
  Non-Cum Preffered Stock   per share
 

 

 

 

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