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question 33

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Harbour Co. has $200,000 of no par value 4% cumulative preferred shares, and 12,000 shares of no par value common shares outstanding. In its first three years of operation, the company paid cash dividends as follows: Year 1: $8,000; Year 2: $18,000; and Year 3: $24,000.
-The amount of dividends received by the preferred shareholders in year 2 was:

• A)$8,000
• B)$9,000
• C)$12,000
• D)$18,000

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