The books ofConchitaCorporation carried the following account balances as of December 31, 2020.

Cash$195,000Preferred Stock (6% cumulative, nonparticipating, $50 par)300,000Common Stock (no-par value,300,000shares issued)1,500,000Paid-in Capital in Excess of ParPreferred Stock150,000Treasury Stock (common2,800shares at cost)33,600Retained Earnings105,000

The company decided not to pay any dividends in 2020.

The board of directors, at their annual meeting on December 21, 2021, declared the following: "The current year dividends shall be6% on the preferred and $0.30per share on the common. The dividends in arrears shall be paid by issuing1,500shares of treasury stock." At the date of declaration, the preferred is selling at $80per share, and the common at $12per share. Net income for 2021 is estimated at $77,000.

(a)Prepare the journal entries required for the dividend declaration and payment, assuming that they occur simultaneously.(Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 3,487.)

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

For preferred dividends in arrears:

For preferred current year dividend:

For common share dividend:

(b)CouldConchitaCorporation give the preferred stockholders 2 years' dividends and common stockholders a30cents per share dividend, all in cash?

No

Yes