Dividends on A class of stock with preferential rights over common stock.Preferr
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Dividends on A class of stock with preferential rights over common stock.Preferred and The stock outstanding when a corporation has issued only one class of stock.Common Stock
Love Theatre Inc. owns and operates movie theaters throughout New Mexico and Utah. Love Theatre has declared the following annual dividends over a six-year period: 2011, $32,000; 2012, $96,000; 2013, $152,000; 2014, $184,000; 2015, $232,000; and 2016, $288,000. During the entire period ending December 31 of each year, the The stock in the hands of stockholders.outstanding stock of the company was composed of 40,000 shares of cumulative, 2% preferred stock, $100 The monetary amount printed on a stock certificate.par, and 100,000 shares of common stock, $15 par.
Required:
1. Calculate the total dividends and the per-share dividends declared on each class of Shares of ownership of a corporation.stock for each of the six years. There were no dividends Cumulative preferred stock dividends that have not been paid in prior years are said to be in arrears.in arrears on January 1, 2011. Summarize the data in tabular form. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. If the amount is zero, please enter "0".
Year
Per Share
2. Calculate the average annual dividend per share for each class of stock for the six-year period. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.
Average annual dividend for preferred: $
Average annual dividend for common: $
3. Assuming a market price per share of $118 for the preferred stock and $19 for the common stock, calculate the average annual percentage return on initial shareholders' investment, based on the average annual dividend per share for preferred stock and for common stock.
Round your answers to two decimal places.
Preferred stock: %
Common stock: %
Preferred Dividends Common DividendsYear
TotalDividends
Total
Per Share
Total
Per Share
Explanation / Answer
2 % Preferred stock=40,000*$100=$4,000,000
Dividend on Preferred stock=$4,000,000*2%=$80,000
Dividend on preferred sotck to be paid $80,000 or amount avilable for payment dividend which is lower, the balance is transferred to next year for payment.
Preferred dividend statement
Average annual dividend for preferred stock=($32,000+$96,000+$112,000+$80,000+$80,000+$80,000)/6=$80,000
Average annual dividend for common stock=(0+0+$40,000+$104,000+$152,000+$208,000)/4=$84,000
Average annual dividend per share for preffered stock=$80,000/$40,000=$2
average annual percentage return on initial shareholders' investment for preferred stock=$2*100/$118=1.695%
Average annual dividend per share for common stock=$84,000/$100,000=$0.84
average annual percentage return on initial shareholders' investment for common stock=$0.84*100/$19=4.421%
year Total dividend Preferred Dividends(Total) Preferred Dividends(per share)(40,000 shares) Common Dividends(total) Common Dividends(per share)(100,000 shares) 2011 $32,000 $32,000 $0.8 Nil Nil 2012 $96,000 $96,000($80,000+Arrear preferred stock dividend) $2.4 Nil Nil 2013 $152,000 $112,000 $2.8 $40,000 $0.4 2014 $184,000 $80,000 $2 $104,000 $1.04 2015 $232,000 $80,000 $2 $152,000 $1.52 2016 $288,000 $80,000 $2 $208,000 $2.08