Kerry Company has 1,000 shares of $100 par value, 9% preferred stock and 10,000 shares of $10

Question:

Kerry Company has 1,000 shares of $100 par value, 9% preferred stock and 10,000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding. The preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating. Dividends were paid in 2013. Since 2013, Kerry has declared and paid dividends as follows:

2014........................... $ 0

2015....................... 10,000

2016....................... 20,000

2017....................... 25,000

Required

1. Determine the amount of the dividends to be allocated to preferred and common stockholders for each year 2015 to 2017.

2. If the preferred stock had been noncumulative, how much would have been allocated to the preferred and common stockholders each year?

Common Stock
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