Alpha-Omega Industries Has 30,000 Shares of $12 Par Common Stock

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Essay

Alpha-Omega Industries has 30,000 shares of $12 par common stock and 15,000 shares of $50 par,5% preferred stock outstanding.Total dividends available are $162,000.Compute the dividends to be distributed to preferred and common stockholders under the following condition.
The preferred stock is nonparticipating and cumulative with no dividends distributed last year.

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