BX Had the Following Shares Outstanding: Preferred Shares, $6, 2,000

question 116

Multiple Choice

BX had the following shares outstanding: Preferred shares, $6, 2,000 shares = $100,000 Common shares, 2,000 shares = $200,000
(Matching dividend, if applicable, $12)
The preferred shares are cumulative, fully participating; dividends are three years in arrears, excluding the current year; dividends declared in the current year amount to
$87,000.The total amount of dividends to which common shareholders are entitled is:

• A)$40,000
• B)$52,000
• C)$34,000
• D)$49,000

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