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Patch Garden plans to distribute $150 000 in dividends. It has 20,000 7 per cent preferred share (cumulative) originally issued at $10 and 60 000 ordinary shares. How much will be distributed per share on preferred and ordinary shares?
Preferred shares $1.68; Ordinary shares $1.68
Preferred shares $3.35; Ordinary shares $1.12
Preferred shares $0.70; Ordinary shares $2
Preferred shares $0.70; Ordinary shares $2.26
Preferred shares $0.70; Ordinary shares $2.26
Working:
Step-1:Calculation of dividend payable to shareholders | |||||||||||||
a. | Dividend payable to preferred shareholders | = | Number of Preferred Shars x Face Value per Share x Dividend Rate | ||||||||||
= | 20,000 | x | $ 10 | x | 7% | ||||||||
= | $ 14,000 | ||||||||||||
b. | Total Dividend Declared | $ 1,50,000 | |||||||||||
Less:Dividend payable to preferred shareholders | $ 14,000 | ||||||||||||
Dividend payable to ordinary shareholders | $ 1,36,000 | ||||||||||||
Step-2:Calculation of Dividend per Share | |||||||||||||
Total Dividend | Number of shares | Dividend Per Share | |||||||||||
a | b | a/b | |||||||||||
Preferred Shares | $ 14,000 | 20000 | $ 0.70 | ||||||||||
Ordinary Shares | $ 1,36,000 | 60000 | $ 2.27 | ||||||||||