Question

Allied Co has cumulative preferred stock with a $100 par value and a 12 percent annual dividend. No dividend has been paid for the past two years. What must the preferred stockholders be paid prior to paying the common stockholders

Answer 1

Answer:

Allied Co.

The amount that must be paid to the preferred stockholders prior to paying the common stockholders is:

= $36.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Cumulative preferred stock = $100 par value

Annual dividend on the preferred stock = 12%

Annual dividend on the preferred stock = $12

Cumulative preferred stock dividend = $24 ($12 * 2)

The amount of dividend to pay preferred stock = $36 ($24 + $12)

b) $24 was in arrears for the past 2 years.  In the current year, $12 is due to the preferred stockholders as dividends.  This adds up to $36 in total to be paid this year before any dividends can be paid to the common stockholders.