Question

Seaside Developments Inc. has $200,000 of no par value 4% cumulative preferred shares, and 12,000 shares of no par value common shares outstanding. In its first three years of operation, the company paid cash dividends as follows: Year 1: $8,000; Year 2: $18,000; and Year 3: $24,000.
The amount of dividends received by the preferred shareholders in year 2 was ____.

Answer 1

Answer:

$8,000

Explanation:

The computation of the amount of dividend received by the preferred shareholders in year 2 is shown below:

Annual preferred dividend = Par value of preferred stock ×  Dividend rate on preferred stock

= 200,000 × 4%

= $8,000

By multiplying the par value with the dividend rate we can get the amount of dividend received and the same is shown above