Seacrest company has 25,000 shares of cumulative preferred 2% stock, $100 par and 50,000 shares of $5 par common stock. the following amounts were distributed as dividends: year 1 $18,800
year 2 10,000
year 3 37,500
determine the dividends per share for a class of stock with preferential rights over common stock. preferred and the stock outstanding when a corporation has issued only one class of stock. common stock
the stock outstanding when a corporation has issued only one class of stock.
for each year. round all answers to two decimal places. if an answer is zero, enter '0'.
preferred stock
(dividend per share) common stock
(dividend per share)
year 1 $ $
year 2 $ $
year 3 $ $

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