Prevage Corporation Has 10,000 Shares of $10 Cumulative Preferred Shares

question 33

Multiple Choice

Prevage Corporation has 10,000 shares of $10 cumulative preferred shares outstanding and 50,000 common shares outstanding. As of the beginning of this fiscal year, there were 2 years' dividends in arrears on the preferred shares. The board of directors wants to give the common shareholders a $1.50 dividend per share at the end of this fiscal year. The total dividends to be declared by the
Prevage Corporation are:

• A) $375,000
• B) $105,000
• C) $120,000
• D) $175,000

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Definitions:

Gross Earnings

The total income earned by an individual or company before deductions such as taxes and retirement contributions.

Regular Earnings

Income received from standard work hours or salary, excluding overtime or bonuses.

FICA-OASDI

Federal Insurance Contributions Act - Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance, a U.S. payroll tax that funds Social Security and is shared between employers and employees.

Cumulative Earnings

The total amount of money earned by an employee since the start of employment or over a specific accounting period before deductions.