4. The capital stock of the Shubert Company consists of 300,000 shares of preferred stock and 5,500,000
shares of common stock. Last year, a dividend of $3.60 a share was declared on preferred stock and four
quarterly dividends of $0.35 a share on common stock. How much was the total dividend for the year on
each class of stock?
Preferred stock
Common stock
5. ComputerMart has 150,000 shares of 6.5% preferred stock at $1 par value and 1,500,000 shares of com-
mon stock. ComputerMart declared total dividends of $250,000 for the current year. How much was the
total dividend for preferred stock and how much was the dividend per share on the common stock?
Preferred stock
Common stock
(per share)
6. Michael Wu bought 300 shares of XRT 8% preferred stock, $10 par value, when it was selling at $11 per
share, including commission.
a. What was Michael’s stock worth at the time of purchase?
b. What was the amount of Michael’s quarterly dividend?
c. What was Michael’s dividend yield?
Score for A (34)
B (66 points) Do not consider commission in the following problems. (points for correct answers
as marked)
7. Inland Sales, Inc., has issued 25,000 shares of 8%, $20 par, cumulative preferred stock and 50,000 shares
of common stock. The board of directors declares 50% of net income each year as dividends. Inland Sales
had net income of $76,000 for 2000, $112,000 for 2001, and $130,000 for 2002. Compute the annual divi-
dends per share for preferred and common stock for each of the 3 years. (2 points for each correct answer)
Year Preferred Dividends/Share Common Dividends/Share
2000
2001
2002
$25,000 4 50,000 5 $0.50$40,000 4 25,000 5 $1.60
$14,000 4 50,000 5 $0.28$42,000 4 25,000 5 $1.68
-0-
$38,000 4 25,000 5 $1.52
$240 4 $3,300 5 7.27%
$60 3 4 5 $240 annual dividend
7.27%
$0.20 3 300 shares 5 $60 quarterly dividend
$0.80 4 4 5 $0.20 quarterly dividend per share
$10 3 0.08 5 $0.80 annual dividend per share
$60
$11 per share 3 300 shares 5 $3,300
$3,300
$240,250 4 1,500,000 shares 5 $0.16 per share
$250,000 2 $9,750 5 $240,250 dividend
$0.16
150,000 shares 3 $1 per share 5 $150,000 3 0.065 5 $9,750 dividend
$9,750
5,500,000 shares 3 $0.35 3 4 quarters 5 $7,700,000
$7,700,000
300,000 shares 3 $3.60 5 $1,080,000
$1,080,000
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Assignment 21.2 Continued
25,000 shares 3 $20 par 3 8% 5 $40,000/yr for preferred
Dividends declared: Dividends in arrears:
2000 $76,000 3 50% 5 $38,000 $40,000 2 $38,000 5 $2,000
2001 $112,000 3 50% 5 $56,000
2002 $130,000 3 50% 5 $65,000