shares authorized, issued, and outstanding 500,000$
Retained earnings at Dec. 31, 2016 170,000$
Add: Net income for 2017 and 2018 890,000
Net income for four-year period 1,060,000$
Less: Dividends paid on 8% preferred stock:
2018 (8% x $100 x 5,000 shares = $40,000) 40,000 (120,000)
Dividends on $9 preferred stock:
2018 ($9 x 5,000 shares) 45,000 (90,000)
Dividends on common stock:
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A corporation might decide to use cumulative preferred stock rather than debt to finance
operations for any of the following reasons (only 2 required):
Although cumulative dividends must eventually be paid if the corporation is profitable, they
8% cumulative preferred stock, $100 par, 5,000
*Computation of retained earnings at December 31, 2018:
$9 cumulative preferred stock, no-par value, 10,000 shares
authorized, 5,000 shares issued and outstanding 512,000
shares issued and outstanding 200,000
Total paid-in capital 1,812,000$
Common stock, $2 par, 200,000 shares authorized, 100,000