17 5 points eBook QS 11-12 (Algo) Dividend allocation between classes of shareholders LO C2 Stockholders' equity of Ernst Company consists of 78,000 shares of $5 par value, 10% cumulative preferred stock and 270,000 shares of $1 par value common stock. Both classes of stock have been outstanding since the company's inception. Ernst did not declare any dividends in the prior year, but it now declares and pays a $115,000 cash dividend at the current year-end Determine the amount distributed to each class of stockholders for this two-year-old company. Share 10 Par Value per Preferred Share Dividend Rate Dividend per Preferred Hint Calculation of preferred dividend References Total cash dividend To preferred shareholders To common shareholders Number of Preferred Shares Preferred Dividend for two years