Cumulative Preferred Stock Has a Right to Be Paid Prior

question 162

True/False

Cumulative preferred stock has a right to be paid prior periods' unpaid dividends after common shareholders receive an equal percentage dividend.

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Definitions:

Net Income

The amount of earnings left after all expenses, taxes, and costs have been subtracted from total revenue.

FMV

Fair Market Value, an estimate of the market value of a property or asset, based on what a knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured buyer would likely pay to a knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured seller in the market.

Tax Depreciation

The deduction of a portion of the cost of a business asset from taxable income over the asset's useful life, as allowed by tax laws.

Taxable Income

The amount of income used to calculate how much tax an individual or a company owes to the government, after all deductions and exemptions.