The Stockholders' Equity Section of a Company's Year-End Balance Sheet
Question 182
Question 182
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The stockholders' equity section of a company's year-end balance sheet follows: 109 Preferred stock, $50 par value, 9% cumulative and nonparticipating, 10,000 shares outstanding Paid-in capital in excess of par value, preferred stock Total capital paid-in by preferred stockholders $500,00050,000$550,000 Preferred stock, $50 par value, 9% cumulative and nonparticipating, 10,000 shares outstanding Paid-in capital in excess of par value, preferred stock Total capital paid-in by preferred stockholders $500,00050,000$550,000
Total capital paid-in by preferred stockholders Common stock, $0.50 par value, 1,500,000 shares outstanding Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock Total capital paid-in by common stockholders Total paid-in capital Retained earnings Total stockholders’ equity$750,000150,000$550,000900,000$1,450,0001,690,000$3,140,000 The preferred stock has a call price of $51.50 per share plus dividends in arrears. Only one year of dividends is in arrears. Calculate the book value per (1) preferred share, and (2) common share.
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