The Stockholders' Equity Section of a Company's Year-End Balance Sheet
Question 201
Question 201
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The stockholders' equity section of a company's year-end balance sheet follows: 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. 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 capitalRetained earnings Total stockholders’ equity $500,00050,000$750,000150,000$550,000900,0001,450,0001,690,000$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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