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Soltech Company\'s common stock is currently selling on a stock exchange at $90

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Question

Soltech Company's common stock is currently selling on a stock exchange at $90 per share, and its current balance sheet shows the following stockholders' equity section.

Required (Round per share amounts to cents.)

What is the current market value (price) of this corporation's common stock?

What are the par values of the corporation's preferred stock and its common stock?

If no dividends are in arrears, what are the book values per share of the preferred stock and the common stock? (Round per share values to the nearest cent.)

If two years' preferred dividends are in arrears, what are the book values per share of the preferred stock and the common stock? (Round per share values to the nearest cent.)

If two years' preferred dividends are in arrears and the preferred stock is callable at $280 per share, what are the book values per share of the preferred stock and the common stock? (Round per share values to the nearest cent.)

If two years' preferred dividends are in arrears and the board of directors declares cash dividends of $100,000, what total amount will be paid to the preferred and to the common shareholders? What is the amount of dividends per share for the common stock? (Round per share values to the nearest cent.)

Explanation / Answer

Solution :

current market value (price) of this corporation's common stock

90

par values

Preferred stock (375000/1500 shares)

250

common stock (900000/18000 shares)

50

If no dividends are in arrears, what are the book values per share of the preferred stock and the common stock

Preferred stock (375000/1500 shares)

               250

      375,000

common stock (900000+1125000)/18000 shares

               113

   2,025,000

If two years' preferred dividends are in arrears, what are the book values per share of the preferred stock and the common stock

Preferred stock value outstanding

      375,000

Add : preferred dividend in arrears (1500*250*8%*2)

         60,000

attributable to preferred stock

      435,000

No of preferredb shares outstanding

           1,500

Book value per share of preferred stock (435000/1500)

               290

Total stockholders' equity

   2,400,000

Less: Equity attributable to preferred stock

-     435,000

Common stock equity

   1,965,000

Number of common stock shares outstanding

         18,000

Book value per share of common stock (1965000/18000)

               109

If two years' preferred dividends are in arrears and the preferred stock is callable at $280 per share, what are the book values per share of the preferred stock and the common stock

Preferred stock value outstanding (1500shares*280)

      420,000

Add : preferred dividend in arrears (1500*250*8%*2)

         60,000

attributable to preferred stock

      480,000

No of preferredb shares outstanding

           1,500

Book value per share of preferred stock (480000/1500)

               320

Total stockholders' equity

   2,400,000

Less: Equity attributable to preferred stock

-     480,000

Common stock equity

   1,920,000

Number of common stock shares outstanding

         18,000

Book value per share of common stock (1920000/18000)

               107

If two years' preferred dividends are in arrears and the board of directors declares cash dividends of $100,000, what total amount will be paid to the preferred and to the common shareholders? What is the amount of dividends per share for the common stock?

Dividends declared

      100,000

Less: Dividends in arrears for 2 years (1500*250*8%*2)

-       60,000

Less :Current year dividends (1500*250*8%)

-       30,000

Dividends attributable to preferred shareholders

-       90,000

Dividends attributable to common shareholders

         10,000

amount of dividends per share for the common stock

             0.56

(10000/18000)

current market value (price) of this corporation's common stock

90

par values

Preferred stock (375000/1500 shares)

250

common stock (900000/18000 shares)

50

If no dividends are in arrears, what are the book values per share of the preferred stock and the common stock

Preferred stock (375000/1500 shares)

               250

      375,000

common stock (900000+1125000)/18000 shares

               113

   2,025,000

If two years' preferred dividends are in arrears, what are the book values per share of the preferred stock and the common stock

Preferred stock value outstanding

      375,000

Add : preferred dividend in arrears (1500*250*8%*2)

         60,000

attributable to preferred stock

      435,000

No of preferredb shares outstanding

           1,500

Book value per share of preferred stock (435000/1500)

               290

Total stockholders' equity

   2,400,000

Less: Equity attributable to preferred stock

-     435,000

Common stock equity

   1,965,000

Number of common stock shares outstanding

         18,000

Book value per share of common stock (1965000/18000)

               109

If two years' preferred dividends are in arrears and the preferred stock is callable at $280 per share, what are the book values per share of the preferred stock and the common stock

Preferred stock value outstanding (1500shares*280)

      420,000

Add : preferred dividend in arrears (1500*250*8%*2)

         60,000

attributable to preferred stock

      480,000

No of preferredb shares outstanding

           1,500

Book value per share of preferred stock (480000/1500)

               320

Total stockholders' equity

   2,400,000

Less: Equity attributable to preferred stock

-     480,000

Common stock equity

   1,920,000

Number of common stock shares outstanding

         18,000

Book value per share of common stock (1920000/18000)

               107

If two years' preferred dividends are in arrears and the board of directors declares cash dividends of $100,000, what total amount will be paid to the preferred and to the common shareholders? What is the amount of dividends per share for the common stock?

Dividends declared

      100,000

Less: Dividends in arrears for 2 years (1500*250*8%*2)

-       60,000

Less :Current year dividends (1500*250*8%)

-       30,000

Dividends attributable to preferred shareholders

-       90,000

Dividends attributable to common shareholders

         10,000

amount of dividends per share for the common stock

             0.56

(10000/18000)

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