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Raphael Corporation's balance sheet shows the following stockholders' equity section.

Preferred stock $-5\%$ cumulative, $ $q,$ outstanding

Common stock$-$$ $q,$ Retained earnings par value, $4,000$ shares authorized, issued, and outstanding

Total stockholders' equityIf two years' preferred dividends are in arrears at the current date and the board of directors declares cash dividends of $$15,500,$ compute the total amount paid to$($a$)$ preferred shareholders and$($b$)$ common shareholders.

$\backslash$table$[[$a$.$ Total amount paid to the preferred shareholders,$$,10,500],[$b$.$ Total amount paid to the common shareholders,$$,5,000]]$