A Corporation Had the Following Stock Outstanding When the Company's

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Essay

A corporation had the following stock outstanding when the company's board of directors declared a $55,000 cash dividend during the current year:
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Preferred stock, } \$ 10 \text { par, } 4 \% , 50,000 \text { shares issued } & \$ 500,000 \\\hline \text { Common stock, } \$ 1 \text { par, } 750,000 \text { shares issued } & 750,000 \\\hline \text { Total }& \$1,250,000\\\hline\end{array}$$
Allocate the cash dividend between the preferred and common stockholders assuming the preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating and dividends are one year in arrears.

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