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A corporation reports the following year-end stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 8%, 100,000 shares
authorized, 50,000 shares issued
Paid-in capital in excess of par,
Preferred
Common stock, $1 par, 5,000,000
shares authorized, 4,000,000 shares
issued
Paid-in capital in excess of par,
Common
Total stockholders’ equity
Determine the following:
(1) Par value for the preferred stock.
(2) Book value per share for both preferred stock and common stock assuming a call price
per share of $52 for preferred and no dividends in arrears.
Total stockholders’ equity
(50,000 shares * $52 call price)
Common stockholders’ equity
$16,000,000