Answer:
Year 1
Preferred Stock Dividend = $ 0
Common Stock Dividend = $0
Year 2
Preferred Stock Dividend = $96,000
Common Stock Dividend = $164,000
Year 3
Preferred Stock Dividend = $48,000
Common Stock Dividend = $0
Explanation:
Preferred Stock has preference when it comes to payments of dividends. The remainder of the dividends will then be paid to Common Stock Holders after distributions have been made to Preference Stock Holders.
Then, If preferred stock is cumulative, this means all outstanding preferred stock dividends not paid are not waived, but are paid up in the year that the cash for dividend is available.
Preferred stock dividend is fixed calculated as :
Preferred Stock Dividend = 16,000 share x $60 x 5% = $48,000
thus
Cash dividends paid to each class of stock in each of the three years will be determined as :
Year 1
Preferred Stock Dividend = $ 0 , but $48,000 carried over to next year.
Common Stock Dividend = $0
Year 2
Preferred Stock Dividend = $48,000 (current year) + $48,000 (previous year) = $96,000
Common Stock Dividend = $260,000 - $96,000 = $164,000
Year 3
Preferred Stock Dividend = $48,000
Common Stock Dividend = $0
