There are 7,500 shares of $10 par value participating 9 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 32,500 shares of common stock o
utstanding. The common stock cash dividend is $.50 per share, and total dividends of $50,000 are distributed. Remaining dividends are shared equally between common and preferred stockholders.
The rock's height is increasing in the interval from 0 seconds to 3 seconds.
At time 0 the rock starts moving upward from 52 foot until it reachs 180 foot height (time 3 seconds). Then the rock starts to descend, which means that the height starts to decrease.