The preferred stock is noncumulative, nonparticipating

The Stockholders’ Equity category of Rausch Company’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, appeared as follows: Preferred stock, $100 par, 8%, 2,000 shares issued and outstanding …………….$ 200,000 Common stock, $10 par, 40,000 shares issued and outstanding…………………… 400,000 Additional paid-in capital ……………………………………………………………500,000 Total contributed capital …………………………………………………………$1,100,000 Retained earnings ……………………………………………………………………900,000 Total stockholders’ equity ………………………………………………………..$2,000,000 The notes to the financial statements indicate that dividends were not declared or paid for 2015 or 2016. Rausch wants to declare a dividend of $118,000 for 2017. Required Determine the total and the per-share amounts that should be declared to the preferred and common stockholders under the following assumptions: 1. The preferred stock is noncumulative, nonparticipating. 2. The preferred stock is cumulative, nonparticipating. View Solution:
The Stockholders Equity category of Rausch Company s balance sheet as