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Murderer of Love began operations on 1/1/2016. All shares of common and preferred stock were issued on that date. The following information relates to the company as of December 31, 2018:
Balance sheet info 2018
Preferred Stock, Cumulative, Par $5,10% dividend rate $160,000
Additional pain in capital- Preferred stcok 40,000
Common stock par $2 400,000
Additional pain in capital- common stock 3,024,000
Treasury Stock- 1,000 shares repurchased during 2016 (20,000)
Beginning Retained Earnings balance ( as of Jan. 1, 2018) 180,000
Income statement Info 2018
Net income 414,000
During 2018, Murderer of Love declared and paid a cash dividend of $60,000. The only other dividend the company has ever issued was a $20,000 cash dividend declared and paid during 2016.
Required (1): What should be the company’s ending retained earnings balance (as of December 31, 2018)? Answer below.
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Question 2
Required (2): How many shares of common stock were issued on 1/1/16?
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Question 3
Required (3): How many shares of common stock are outstanding as of December 31, 2018?
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Question 4
Required (4): How much did Murderer of Love receive per share when the preferred stock was issued?
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Question 5
Required (5): How much of the cash dividend declared and paid in 2018 was paid to common stockholders?
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Question 6
Required (6): What is Murderer of Love's earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018?