Garda World Security Corporation has the following shares, taken from the equity section of its balance sheet dated December $31,2023$

Preferred shares, $$4\mathrm{.}48$ non$-$cumulative, $45,000$ shares authorized and issued

Common shares,

$$2,880,000$

$14$ points

$80,000$ shares authorized and issued"

$1,200,000$

"All shares were issued during $2021$

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$2021$

$2022$

$2023$

During its first three years of operations, Garda World Security Corporation declared and paid total dividends as shown in the last column of the following schedule

Required:

Part A

$1.$ Calculate the total dividends paid in each year to the preferred and to the common shareholders

Year

Preferred Dividend

Common Dividend

Total Dividend

$160,000$

$560,000$

Total for three years

$1,120,000$

$2.$ Calculate the dividends paid per share to both the preferred and the common shares in $2023.($Round the final answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$

Dividends Paid