Which One of the Following Statements Concerning Preferred Stock Is

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements concerning preferred stock is correct?

• A)Unpaid preferred dividends are a liability of the firm whether or not they have been declared.
• B)Preferred shareholders may be granted voting rights if preferred dividend payments remain unpaid.
• C)Any unpaid preferred dividends will accrue interest at a rate equal to the dividend rate.
• D)All unpaid dividends on both cumulative and noncumulative preferred stock must be paid before any common stock dividends can be declared.
• E)Preferred dividends will be paid quarterly only when the firm has current net income that exceeds the amount of the quarterly dividend.

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