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ABC Company began operations in January, 2021, by issuing 9,100 shares of 8%, cumulative, $85 par value preferred stock and 16,000 shares of $15 par value common stock. ABC Company paid $11,000 of dividends in 2021, they paid $63,000 of dividends in 2022, and they paid $53,000 of dividends in 2023. Calculate the total amount of dividends that ABC Company must pay in 2024 in order to pay its common stockholders a dividend of $3 per share.
Total amount of dividends that ABC Company must pay in 2024 in order to pay its common stockholders a dividend of $3 per share = $168,520
Working
Par Value per Preferred share | Dividend rate | Dividend per preffred share | Number of preffered shares | Preffered Dividend | |
Annual Prefrred Dividend: | 85 | 8.00% | $ 6.800 | 9100 | $ 61,880.00 |
Year | Total Cash dividend Paid | Paid to Preferred | Paid to common | Dividends in arear at year-end | |
2021 | $ 11,000.00 | $ 11,000.00 | $ 0 | $ 50,880 | |
2022 | $ 63,000.00 | $ 63,000.00 | $ 0 | $ 49,760 | |
2023 | $ 53,000.00 | $ 53,000.00 | $ 0 | $ 58,640 | |
2024 | $ 168,520.00 | $ 120,520.00 | $ 48,000 | ||
Total | $ 295,520.00 | $ 247,520.00 | $ 48,000.00 | $ 159,280 |
In order to pay dividend of 3 per share on common stockholders a divided in 2024 will be 120520......(58640 that is cumulative unpaid arrear at the end of 2023 + Current year Preferred shares dividend of $61880 and 48000)
Dividend of 48000 to common stockholders is 48000/16000=$ 3 per share