Indicate Whether Each of the Following Statements About Stockholders' Equity

question 89

Essay

Indicate whether each of the following statements about stockholders' equity is true or false.
_____ a) Preferred stockholders generally have no preference to assets when the company is liquidated.
_____ b) Preferred stockholders generally have a preference to dividends.
_____ c) Preferred stock carries voting rights that give the preferred stockholders greater power in the corporation's decision-making process than common stockholders have.
_____ d) Preferred stockholders generally receive a set or fixed amount of dividends.
_____ e) If a corporation has issued noncumulative preferred stock, common stockholders may receive greater dividends than if the corporation has issued cumulative preferred stock.

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