Maitland Ltd has issued 2 000 000 ordinary shares for $4 and 200 000 8% preference shares
Question:
Maitland Ltd has issued 2 000 000 ordinary shares for $4 and 200 000 8% preference shares for $4, all shares being fully paid. On 30 September 2019, at the annual general meeting of the company, a dividend was declared for a total cash payout of $320 000. Preference shares are entitled to participate in further dividends once ordinary shares have received 8c per share. Assume that the dividends are taken out of retained earnings.
Required
(a) Show how the total dividend would be apportioned between ordinary and preference shares.
(b) Prepare journal entries in general journal form to record the dividend payments.
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780730363217
10th Edition
Authors: John Hoggett, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Claire Beattie, Andreas Hellmann, Jodie Maxfield