Use the Following Information for Questions 74-76

question 51

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for questions 74-76.
Instanbul Corp. has outstanding 20,000 no par value, $ 0.80, preferred shares and 100,000 no par value common shares. Dividends have been paid every year except last year and the current year. The carrying value of the preferred shares is $ 200,000 and of the common shares is $ 300,000.
-If the preferred shares are cumulative and non-participating and $ 100,000 is distributed as a dividend, the common shareholders will receive

• A) $ 0.
• B) $ 68,000.
• C) $ 84,000.
• D) $ 100,000.

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Definitions:

Economic Profit

The difference between total revenue and total cost, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing excess earnings over the opportunity cost of capital.

MR Curve

The marginal revenue curve, which shows how the revenue from selling one more unit of a good or service changes as the quantity sold changes.

Economic Losses

Occurs when a company's total costs exceed its total revenues, indicating that the business is not efficiently allocating its resources.

Economic Profits

Profits exceeding the opportunity costs of a company's resources, indicating it is generating returns beyond the next best alternative.