Dividends in Arrears on Cumulative Preferred Stock

question 16

Multiple Choice

Dividends in arrears on cumulative preferred stock

• A) are shown in stockholders' equity of the balance sheet.
• B) must be paid before common stockholders can receive a dividend.
• C) should be recorded as a current liability until they are paid.
• D) enable the preferred stockholders to share equally in corporate earnings with the common stockholders.

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