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Sanchez Company has 42,000 shares of 2% preferred stock of $100 par and 120,000 shares of $50 par common stock. The following amounts were distributed as dividends: Year 1 $593,000 Year 2 $479,000 Year 3 $584,000 Determine the dividends per share for preferred and common stock for each year. Round the dividends per share to the nearest cent. Amount distributed Preferred dividend Common dividend Dividends per share: Preferred stock Common stock Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

          Sanchez Company has 42,000 shares of 2% preferred stock of $100 par and 120,000 shares of $50 par common stock. The following amounts were distributed as dividends:
Year 1
$593,000
Year 2
$479,000
Year 3
$584,000
Determine the dividends per share for preferred and common stock for each year. Round the dividends per share to the nearest cent.
Amount distributed
Preferred dividend
Common dividend
Dividends per share:
Preferred stock
Common stock
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
        
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Sanchez Company has 42,000 shares of 2% preferred stock of $100 par and 120,000 shares of $50 par common stock. The following amounts were distributed as dividends:
Year 1
593,000
Year 2479,000
Year 3
584,000
Determine the dividends per share for preferred and common stock for each year. Round the dividends per share to the nearest cent.
Amount distributed
Preferred dividend
Common dividend
Dividends per share:
Preferred stock
Common stock
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

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I give thumbs up :) Sanchez Company has 42,000 shares of 2% preferred stock of $100 par and 120,000 shares of $50 par common stock. The following amounts were distributed as dividends: Year 1 $593,000, Year 2 $479,000, and Year 3 $584,000. Determine the dividends per share for preferred and common stock for each year. Round the dividends per share to the nearest cent. Year 2 Amount distributed Preferred dividend Common dividend Dividends per share Preferred stock Common stock
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00:01 The number of preferred shares required to receive $5 ,600 in dividends is $5 ,600 divided by $1 .5.
00:13 This will be equal to 37533 .33.
00:18 Since the company has 15 ,000 preferred shares, this means that all preferred dividends were paid and there were no dividends available for common shareholders.
00:26 So, the dividends per share for preferred stock for 20y1 is $1 .5 and the dividends per share for common stock is $0.
00:42 Now for 20y2, the total amount of preferred dividends is $56 ,300 plus $18 ,000 which is equal to $74 ,300.
00:57 The preferred stockholders are entitled to receive $1 .5 per share per year.
01:03 So the number of preferred shares required to receive this much amount of dividend is $49 ,533 .33.
01:20 Since the company has only 15 ,000 preferred shares, the remaining $21 ,333 in dividends goes to common shareholders...
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