Halverstein company's outstanding stock consists of 7,600 shares of cumulative 5% preferred stock with a $10 par value and 3,600 shares of common stock with a $1 par value. during the first three years of operation, the corporation declared and paid the following total cash dividends.

year dividend declared
2016 $ 0
2017 $ 6,600
2018 $ 38,000

the amount of dividends paid to preferred and common shareholders in 2018 is:

a.$9,600 preferred; $28,400 common.
b.$4,800 preferred; $33,200 common.
c.$8,600 preferred; $29,400 common.
d.$1,000 preferred; $37,000 common.
e.$3,800 preferred; $34,200 common.

In three to four sentences, explain the effect of a price ceiling on the quantity of a good and who this intervention intends to assist

1) u.s. real gdp is substantially higher today than it was 60 years ago. what does this tell us, and what does it not tell us, about the well-being of u.s. residents? what are the limitations of the gdp as a measure of economic well-being? given the limitations, why is gdp usually regarded as the best single measure of a society’s economic well-being? 2) what is an intermediate good? how does an intermediate good differ from a final good? explain why it is the case that the value of intermediate goods produced and sold during the year is not included directly as part of gdp, but the value of intermediate goods produced and not sold is included directly as part of gdp.

From a business perspective, an information system provides a solution to a problem or challenge facing a firm and represents a combination of management, organization, and technology elements. the organization's hierarchy, functional specialties, business processes, culture, and political interest groups are components of which element of information systems?