Instructions
1. Identify the different issues of stock that Yoder Outdoor Furniture Company has
outstanding.
2. Give the summary entries to record issuance of all the Yoder stock. Assume that all the
stock was issued for cash. Explanations are not required.
3. Suppose Yoder passed its preferred dividends for three years. Would the company have to
pay those dividends in arrears before paying dividends to the common stockholders? Give
your reason.
4. What amount of preferred dividends must Yoder declare and pay each year to avoid having
preferred dividends in arrears?
5. Assume that preferred dividends are in arrears for 2016. Journalize the declaration of an
$820,000 dividend on February 28, 2017. An explanation is not required.
Requirement 1
Yoder Outdoor Furniture Company has Class A cumulative Preferred Stock, Class B cumulative preferred
stock, and common stock outstanding
ACCOUNT TITLE AND EXPLANATION
Common Stock
Class B Preferred Stock
Cash ($1,860,000 + $5,570,000)
Cash
Additional Paid-in Capital – Common
Yoder Outdoor Furniture would have to pay all preferred dividends in arrears and pay the current year’s
dividends before paying dividends to common stockholders because the preferred stock is cumulative