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Book value per share and other computations
Shown below is information relating to the stockholders' equity of Silver Waste Management at December 31, 2009:
8% preferred stock, $150 par, 10,000 shares  authorized and 6,000 issued $900,000 Common stock, $6.50 par, 500,000 shares authorized 400,000 shares issued and outstanding $2,600,000 Additional paid-in capital: preferred stock $132,000 Additional paid in capital: common stock $2,970,00 Retained earnings 0 (Assume there are no dividends in arrears) $1,551,00\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline 8 \% \text { preferred stock, } \$ 150 \text { par, } 10,000 \text { shares } & \\\hline \text { authorized and } 6,000 \text { issued } & \$ 900,000 \\\hline \text { Common stock, } \$ 6.50 \text { par, } 500,000 \text { shares authorized } & \\400,000 \text { shares issued and outstanding } & \$ 2,600,00 \\& 0 \\\hline \text { Additional paid-in capital: preferred stock } & \$ 132,000 \\\hline \text { Additional paid in capital: common stock } & \$ 2,970,00 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & 0 \\\hline \text { (Assume there are no dividends in arrears) } & \$ 1,551,00 \\\hline\end{array}
(a) White's total legal capital at December 31, 2009, is $_______________.
(b) The total amount of Silver's paid-in capital at December 31, 2009, is $________________.
(c) The average issue price per share of Silver's preferred stock was $_______.
(d) The book value per share of common stock is $_________ per share.
(e) The balance in Retained Earnings at the beginning of the year was $1,237,500, and net income for 2009 was $1,600,000. What was the amount of dividend declared on each share of common stock during 2007? $______ per share.

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(a) $900,000 + $2,600,000 = $3,500,000 t...

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