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1) Pierson Corporation owned 10,000 shares of Hunter Corporation. These shares were purchased in 2011 for $90,000. On November 15, 2015, Pierson declared a property dividend of one share of Hunter for every ten shares of Pierson held by a stockholder. On that date, when the market price of Hunter was $28 per share, there were 90,000 shares of Pierson outstanding. What gain and net reduction in retained earnings would result from this property dividend?
2) Written, Inc. has outstanding 600,000 shares of $2 par common stock and 120,000 shares of no-par 8% preferred stock with a stated value of $5. The preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating. Dividends have been paid in every year except the past two years and the current year.
Assuming that $300,000 will be distributed as a dividend in the current year, how much will the common stockholders receive?
3) At December 31, 2014 and 2015, Plank Corp. had outstanding 4,000 shares of $100 par value 8% cumulative preferred stock and 20,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. At December 31, 2014, dividends in arrears on the preferred stock were $16,000. Cash dividends declared in 2015 totaled $60,000. What amounts were payable on each class of stock?