Kerry company has 1450 shares of 100 par value 12 preferred


Cash dividends:

Kerry Company has 1,450 shares of $100 par value, 12% preferred stock and 8,300 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding. The preferred stock is a nonparticipating. Dividends were paid in 2010. Since 2010, Kerry has declared and paid dividends as follows:

2011

$0

2012

19,300

2013

35,900

2014

40,600

Required:

1. Determine the amount of the dividends to be allocated to preferred and common stockholders for each year 2012 to 2014.

2. If the preferred stock had been noncumulative, how much would have been allocated to the preferred and common stockholders each year?

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