Question

Rachel's Designs has 1,100 shares of 7%, $50 par value cumulative preferred stock issued at the beginning of 2019. All remaining shares are common stock. Due to cash flow difficulties, the company was not able to pay dividends in 2019 or 2020. The company plans to pay total dividends of $13,000 in 2021. How much of the $13,000 dividend will be paid to preferred stockholders and how much will be paid to common stockholders?

Answer 1

Answer:

The dividend payable to the cumulative preferred stock holers in 2021 is $11,550 while the amount payable to common stock holders is $1,450.

Explanation:

Cumulative preferred stock dividends accrue and becomes payable when the reporting entity has favourable cash flows. Rachael Designs plans to make payment of $13,000 dividends in 2021. As the annual cumulative preferred dividend is $3,850 (1,100 shares x $50 x 7%), the amount due over three years will be $3,850 x 3 whcih is $11,550. Thus, out of the proposed cash outflow of $13,000, the amount of $11,550 will be paid to cumulative preferred stock holders while only $1,450 will be paid to the common stock holders.