Sunbird Theatre Inc. owns and operates movie theaters throughout Florida and Georgia. Sunbird Theatre Inc. has declared the following annual dividends over a six-year period: 2011, $20,000; 2012, $36,000; 2013, $70,000; 2014, $90,000; 2015, $100,000 and 2016, $150,000. During the entire period ended December 31 of each year, the outstanding stock of the company was composed of 100,000 shares of cumulative, preferred 1% stock, $30 par, and 400,000 shares of common stock, $20 par.

Instructions
1. Calculate the total dividends and the per-share dividends declared on each class of stock for each of the six years. There were no dividends in arrears on January 1, 2011. Summarize the data in tabular form, using the following column headings:
2. Calculate the average annual dividend per share for each class of stock for the six-year period.
3. Assuming a market price per share of $37.50 for the preferred stock and $30.00 for the common stock, calculate the average annual percentage return on initial shareholders' investment, based on the average annual dividend per share (a) for preferred stock and (b) for common stock.

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Preferred Dividends Common Dividends Total Dividends 20,000 36,000 70,000 90,000 102,000 150,000 Total Per Share Total Per Share Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016