Question

Outstanding stock of the West Corporation included 40,000 shares of $5 par common stock and 20,000 shares of 5%, $10 par non-cumulative preferred stock. In 2013, Hall declared and paid dividends of $8,000. In 2014. Hall declared and paid dividends of $24,000. How much of the 2014 dividend was distributed to preferred shareholders?
a) $16.000.
b) $10.000
c) $12,000.
d) None of these answer choices are correct.

Answer 1

Answer:

b) $10.000

Explanation:

In order to find the total preferred stock dividend we need to have the rate of the dividend, the par value of the preferred stock and the number of preferred stocks. In this question we are given the rate of the dividend of preferred stock which is 5%, we are also given the par value of the preferred stock which is $10 and we are also given the total number of preferred stock which is 20,000.

To find out how much dividend was distributed to preferred shareholders we need to use the formula

Rate of dividend*par value of stock * number of preferred shares

0.05*10*20,000= 10,000