The Creative Interiors Corporation has 40,000 shares of $12 par common stock and 12,000 shares of $50 par, 5% preferred stock outstanding. Dividends totaling $156,000 are distributed to common and preferred shareholders combined. Compute the dividends to be distributed to preferred and common stockholders in total and per share under the following independent conditions. (Round to the nearest cent if necessary).
a.
The preferred stock is nonparticipating and noncumulative with no dividends distributed last year.
b.
The preferred stock is noncumulative and fully participating after the common shareholders have received dividends per share equal to the preferred stock.
c.
The preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating and no dividends were distributed last year.

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The Answer of The Creative Interiors Corporation has 40,000 shares of $12 par common stock and 12,000 shares of $50 par, 5% preferred stock outstanding. Dividends totaling $156,000 are distributed to common and preferred shareholders combined. Compute the dividends to be distributed to preferred and common stockholders in total and per share under the following independent conditions. (Round to the nearest cent if necessary).
a.
The preferred stock is nonparticipating and noncumulative with no dividends distributed last year.
b.
The preferred stock is noncumulative and fully participating after the common shareholders have received dividends per share equal to the preferred stock.
c.
The preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating and no dividends were distributed last year.

The Creative Interiors Corporation Has 40,000 Shares of $12 Par