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At December 31, Gorden Corporation has total stockholders\' equity of $3,200,000

ID: 2457104 • Letter: A

Question

At December 31, Gorden Corporation has total stockholders' equity of $3,200,000. Included in this total are preferred stock $500,000 and paid-in capital in excess of par—preferred stock $50,000. There are 10,000 shares of $50 par value, 8% cumulative preferred stock outstanding. At year-end, 200,000 shares of common stock are outstanding.

Instructions

Compute the book value per share of common stock under each of the following assumptions.

(a)   There are no preferred dividends in arrears, and the preferred stock does not have a call price.

Explanation / Answer

At December 31, Gorden Corporation has total stockholders' equity of $3,200,000

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