Problem
Participating Preferred Shares (5 marks)
The shareholders' equity section of a firm's balance sheet reflects the following at the end of the current year:
Preferred shares, $6, cumulative, fully participating, 3,000 shares outstanding $300,000
Common Shares, 100,000 shares outstanding $500,000
(Matching dividend, if applicable, $.30)
The preferred shares fully participate based on the relative annual total base dividend for the current year, once the common shareholders receive their match. There were two years of dividends in arrears on the preferred shares at the beginning of the current year. The firm declares $110,000 in dividends at the end of the current year.
Task
Prepare a schedule to show how dividends will be allocated this year. State the total amount of dividends to be allocated to each share class.