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Dividends on Preferred and Common Stock Love Theatre Inc. owns and operates movi

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Dividends on Preferred and 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, $36,000; 2012, $108,000; 2013, $162,000; 2014, $198,000; 2015, $252,000; and 2016, $315,000. During the entire period ending December 31 of each year, the outstanding stock of the company was composed of 30,000 shares of cumulative, 3% preferred stock, $100 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 stock for each of the six years. There were no dividends 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".

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.

3. Assuming a market price per share of $174 for the preferred stock and $20 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 Dividends Common Dividends
Year Total
Dividends

Total
Per Share
Total
Per Share 2011 $   36,000 $ $ $ $ 2012 108,000 2013 162,000 2014 198,000 2015 252,000 2016 315,000 $ $

Explanation / Answer

Love Theatre Inc Details No of stock Par Total Par % Dividend Yearly Dividend Preferred stock            30,000                 100     3,000,000 3%                   90,000 Common stock           100,000                   15     1,500,000 Preference dividend Common stock Dividend Year Total Dividend dividend paid-Preferred Dividend per share   Toatl Amt in arrear dividend paid-common Dividend per share   Year 2011                     36,000            36,000                1.20           54,000                      -                               -   Year 2012                  108,000         108,000                3.60           36,000                      -                               -   Year 2013                  162,000         126,000                4.20                    -               36,000                        0.36 Year 2014                  198,000            90,000                3.00                    -            108,000                        1.08 Year 2015                  252,000            90,000                3.00                    -            162,000                        1.62 Year 2016                  315,000            90,000                3.00                    -            225,000                        2.25 Total 540,000.00             18.00    531,000.00                        5.31 Average Per year        90,000.00                3.00       88,500.00                        0.89 Details Preference share Common Share Average annual Dividend per share                         3.00                0.89 Market Price /share                             174                    20 Average annual % return of initial investment 1.72% 4.43%