Beckham Corporation has 3,000 shares of $100 par value, 7% cumulative preferred stock, and 10,000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding during its first three years of operation. Beckham Corporation paid cash dividends as follows:

Year	Dividend
2020	$19,000
2021	$ 0
2022	$65,000

The amount of dividends received by the preferred stockholders during 2022 was:

Select one:

a.

$21,000

b.

$23,000

c.

$44,000

d.

$65,000