A corporation had the following stock outstanding when the company's board of directors declared a $95,000 cash dividend during the current year:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|}
\hline \text { Preferred stock, } \$ 100 \text { par, } 6 \%, 5,000 \text { shares issued } & \$ 500,000 \
\hline \text { Common stock, } \$ 10 \text { par, } 75,000 \text { shares issued } & \underline{750,000} \
\hline \text { Total } & \$ 1,250,000 \
\hline
\end{array}$ Allocate the cash dividend between the preferred and common stockholders assuming the preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating and dividends are one year in arrears.

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A corporation had the following stock outstanding when the company's board of directors declared a $95,000 cash dividend during the current year:
 $\begin{array}{|l|r|}
\hline \text { Preferred stock, } \$ 100 \text { par, } 6 \%, 5,000 \text { shares issued } & \$ 500,000 \
\hline \text { Common stock, } \$ 10 \text { par, } 75,000 \text { shares issued } & \underline{750,000} \
\hline \text { Total } & \$ 1,250,000 \
\hline
\end{array}$ Allocate the cash dividend between the preferred and common stockholders assuming the preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating and dividends are one year in arrears.

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The Answer of A corporation had the following stock outstanding when the company's board of directors declared a $95,000 cash dividend during the current year:
 $\begin{array}{|l|r|}
\hline \text { Preferred stock, } \$ 100 \text { par, } 6 \%, 5,000 \text { shares issued } & \$ 500,000 \
\hline \text { Common stock, } \$ 10 \text { par, } 75,000 \text { shares issued } & \underline{750,000} \
\hline \text { Total } & \$ 1,250,000 \
\hline
\end{array}$ Allocate the cash dividend between the preferred and common stockholders assuming the preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating and dividends are one year in arrears.

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