The Annual Dividend on Nonconvertible Cumulative Preferred Shares Is $10,000

question 87

Multiple Choice

The annual dividend on nonconvertible cumulative preferred shares is $10,000.At the beginning of the current year,there were 3 years of dividends in arrears.During the current year,$38,000 of dividends on the preferred shares were declared,and $35,000 were paid.What amount of dividends on preferred shares will be subtracted from earnings when computing diluted EPS for the current year?

• A) $40,000
• B) $10,000
• C) $38,000
• D) $35,000
• E) $30,000

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