Question

Vaughn Manufacturing has outstanding 596000 shares of $2 par common stock and 119000 shares of no-par 6% preferred stock with a stated value of $5. The preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating. Dividends have been paid in every year except the past two years and the current year. Assuming that $215000 will be distributed as a dividend in the current year, how much will the common stockholders receive?

Answer 1

Answer: $107,900

Explanation:

Cumulative Preferred Shares refer to shares that a company has to pay dividends eventually. This means that if they are unable to pay for some years, they are to accrue that payment until they are able to.

There are 119000 shares of no-par 6% preferred stock with a stated value of $5.

That means preferred shares are liable to the following amount of dividends,

= 119,000 * 5 * 6%

= $35,700

Preferred Shares have not being paid for the past 2 years and need to be paid in the current year as well. That means 3 payments,

= 35,700 * 3

= $107,100

Preferred Shares are to be paid $107,100 out of the $215,000 with the rest going to common shares.

Amount going to Common Shares is,

= 215,000 - 107,100

= $107,900

Common Stockholders are to receive $107,900