The Shareholders' Equity of Nick Co

question 137

Essay

The shareholders' equity of Nick Co. includes the items shown below. The board of directors of Nick declared cash dividends of $4 million, $8 million, and $50 million in each of its first 3 years of operation: 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively.
Common stock, $1 par, 50,000,000 shares outstanding
Preferred stock, 6%, $100 par, 1,000,000 shares outstanding
Required:
Determine the amount of dividends per share on preferred and common stock for each of the three years. The preferred stock is noncumulative and nonparticipating.

Describe the cognitive domain of development and its significance in developmental psychology.

Appreciate the importance of ethical considerations, such as informed consent, in conducting research with human participants.

Understand the importance of analyzing financial ratios in conjunction with each other to assess a company's financial health.

Grasp the concept of earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) as indicative of a company's financial performance.

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, often referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Scapegoat Theory

A social psychology concept suggesting that individuals or groups often blame someone else for their own problems, leading to feelings of prejudice against that person or group.

Just-World Phenomenon

The cognitive bias to believe that the world is fair and people get what they deserve.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic or decision.