A corporation has 40,000 shares of 10% preference share outstanding. Also, there are 40,000 shares of ordinary

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A corporation has 40,000 shares of 10% preference share outstanding. Also, there are 40,000 shares of ordinary share outstanding. Par value for each is $100. If a $500,000 dividend is paid, how much goes to the preference shareholders?

a. None

d. $380,000

b. $400,000

e. $500,000

c. $50,000

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Financial Accounting International Financial Reporting Standards

ISBN: 9780273777809

1st Global Edition

Authors: Walter T Harrison, Charles Horngren, Bill Thomas, Themin Suwardy

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