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Bodkin Inc  Preferred  Common\begin{array} { l l l } & \text { Preferred } & \text { Common} \\\end{array}

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Bodkin Inc. has 5000 shares of 5% $100 par value noncumulative preferred stock and 50000 shares of $1 par value common stock outstanding at December 31 2016 and December 31 2017. The board of directors declared and paid a $25000 dividend in 2016. In 2017 $55000 of dividends are declared and paid. What are the dividends received by the preferred and common shareholders in 2017?  Preferred  Common\begin{array} { l l l } & \text { Preferred } & \text { Common} \\\end{array}
A) $0$55,000\begin{array}{ll}\$ 0 & &&&&\$ 55,000 \\\end{array}
B) $25,000$30,000\begin{array}{ll}\$ 25,000 &&& \$ 30,000 \\\end{array}
C) $27,500$27,500\begin{array}{ll}\$ 27,500 &&& \$ 27,500 \\\end{array}
D) $35,000$20.000\begin{array}{ll}\$ 35,000 &&& \$ 20.000\end{array}

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