Total Dividends of $7,000 Are Declared When One Year of Dividends

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Essay

Total dividends of $7,000 are declared when one year of dividends are in arrears on 1,000 shares of $8 cumulative preferred stock. How much of the $7,000 of dividends goes to the common shareholders?

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