A stock with dividend priority over common stock is called a
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13. Which of the following statements is true with regard to 7% cumulative participating preferred stock? a. If the corporation pays a per share dividend in excess of 7% of the preferred stock's par value and there are no dividends in arrears, the preferred shares will receive a share of the amounts available for distribution as dividends to other classes of stock. b. Stockholders who hold this type of stock are guaranteed a dividend each year. c. If dividends are not declared, they accumulate, and a liability must be reported on the balance sheet for any amount in arrears that is owed to the preferred stockholders. d. The issue price of this stock is reported in the preferred stock account on the balance sheet.
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Many stockholders choose to invest in preferred stock because a. dividends are distributed to preferred stockholders before common stockholders. b. preferred stock can always be converted into common stock at the stockholder's option. c. preferred stock includes the right to participate in management decisions through voting privileges. d. the preferred dividend distributions are generally increased each year.
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