Prevage Corporation has 10,000 shares of $10 cumulative preferred shares outstanding and 50,000 common shares outstanding. As of the beginning of this fiscal year, there were 2 years' dividends in arrears on the preferred shares. The board of directors wants to give the common shareholders a $1.50 dividend per share at the end of this fiscal year. The total dividends to be declared by the Prevage Corporation are:

Select one:

a. $105,000

b. $175,000

c. $120,000

d. $375,000