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A Corporation Reports the Following Year-End Stockholders' Equity Determine the Following:
(1)Par Value for the Preferred Stock

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A corporation reports the following year-end stockholders' equity:
Paid-in capital:Preferred stock, 8%,100,000 shares authorized, 50,000 shares issued$2,500,000Paid-in cavital in excess of par Preferred125,000 Common stock, $1 par, 5,000,000 shares  authorized, 4,000,000 shares issued 4,000,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par, Common 1,200,000 Total paid-in capital $7,825,000 Retained earnings. 10,675,000 Total stockholders’ equity $18,500,000\begin{array}{|l|c|}\hline\text {Paid-in capital:}\\\hline\text {Preferred stock, \( 8 \%, 100,000 \) shares}\\\text { authorized, 50,000 shares issued}&\$2,500,000\\\hline\text {Paid-in cavital in excess of par Preferred}&125,000\\\hline\text { Common stock, } \$ 1 \text { par, } 5,000,000 \text { shares } \\\text { authorized, } 4,000,000 \text { shares issued }& 4,000,000 \\\hline \text { Paid-in capital in excess of par, Common } & 1,200,000 \\\hline \text { Total paid-in capital } & \$ 7,825,000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings. } & 10,675,000 \\\hline \text { Total stockholders' equity } & \$ 18,500,000 \\\hline\end{array}

Determine the following:
(1)Par value for the preferred stock.
(2)Book value per share for both preferred stock and common stock assuming no dividends in arrears.

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(1)Preferred stock par value = $2,500,00...

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