In: Accounting
Raphael Corporation’s common stock is currently selling on a
stock exchange at $180 per share, and its current balance sheet
shows the following stockholders’ equity section:
Preferred stock—5% cumulative,
$___ par value, 1,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding |
$ | 55,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock—$___ par value,
4,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding |
160,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 340,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | $ | 555,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. What is the current market value (price) of this corporation’s common stock?
2. What are the par values of the corporation’s preferred stock and its common stock?
3. If no dividends are in arrears, what is the book value per share of common stock?
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4. If two years’ preferred dividends are in arrears, what is the book value per share of common stock?
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5.1 If two years’ preferred dividends are in arrears and the board of directors declares cash dividends of $20,550, what total amount will be paid to the preferred and to the common shareholders?
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5.2 What is the amount of dividends per share for the common stock? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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