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Cash Dividends

Kerry Company has 1,250 shares of $100 par value, 10% preferred stock and 11,200 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding. The preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating. Dividends were paid in 2013. Since 2013, Kerry has declared and paid dividends as follows:

2014	$ 0
2015	13,300
2016	27,200
2017	32,200

Required:

1. Determine the amount of the dividends to be allocated to preferred and common stockholders for each year 2015 to 2017. If an amount is zero, enter "0".

Year	Preferred Dividends	Common Dividends
2015	$fill in the blank 1	$fill in the blank 2
2016	$fill in the blank 3	$fill in the blank 4
2017	$fill in the blank 5	$fill in the blank 6

2. If the preferred stock had been noncumulative, how much would have been allocated to the preferred and common stockholders each year?

Year	Preferred Dividends	Common Dividends
2015	$fill in the blank 7	$fill in the blank 8
2016	$fill in the blank 9	$fill in the blank 10
2017	$fill in the blank 11	$fill in the blank 12