Preferred dividends Slater Lamp Manufacturing has an outstanding issue of prefer
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Question
Preferred dividendsSlater Lamp Manufacturing has an outstanding issue of preferred stock with a par value of
$40
and an
16%
annual dividend.
a.What is the annual dollar dividend? If it is paid quarterly, how much will be paid each quarter?
b.If the preferred stock is noncumulative and the board of directors has passed the preferred dividend for the last
4
quarters, how much must be paid to preferred stockholders in the current quarter before dividends are paid to common stockholders?c.If the preferred stock is cumulative and the board of directors has passed the preferred dividend for the last
4
quarters, how much must be paid to preferred stockholders in the current quarter before dividends are paid to common stockholders?
a.The annual dollar dividend is
$nothing.
(Round to the nearest cent.)
Explanation / Answer
Annual Dollar dividend=40*16%=6.4
Quarterly dividend=6.4/4=1.6
Noncumulative:
Dividends=1.6
Cumulative:
Dividends=8