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Stockholders’ equity
authorized 2,000 shares, issued and out- 50,000$
standing 500 shares
1,950,000$
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10% cumulative preferred stock, $100 par value,
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS SET B
PROBLEM 11.1B
SEARFOSS, INC.
December 31, 2015
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SEARFOSS, INC.
*Computation of retained earnings at December 31, 2015:
Common dividends ($0.40 x 80,000 shares x 4 years)
Retained earnings, December 31, 2015
Net income for the four-year period 2012-2015
Less: Preferred dividends ($5,000 per year for four years)
There are no dividends in arrears at December 31, 2015. We know this because common
dividends were paid in each of the four years that the company was in existence. Common