Rachel's Designs has 1,000 shares of 6%, $50 par value cumulative preferred stock issued at the beginning

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Rachel's Designs has 1,000 shares of 6%, $50 cumulative preferred stock issued at the beginning of 2010. All remaining shares are common stock. Due to cash flow difficulties, the company was not able to pay dividends in 2010 or 2011. The company plans to pay total dividends of $10,000 in 2012. How much of the $10,000 will be paid to preferred stockholders and how much will be paid to common stockholders?
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their... Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...