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HALEY CORPORATION Balance Sheet (partial) Paid-in capital Preferred stock, cumul

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Question

HALEY CORPORATION Balance Sheet (partial) Paid-in capital Preferred stock, cumulative, 10,000 shares authorized, 6,000 shares issued and outstanding Common stock, no par, 750,000 shares authorized, 600,000 shares issued Total paid-in capital Total paid-in capital and retained earnings Total stockholders' equity S 300,000 1,200,000 1,500,000 1,858,000 3,358,000 64,000 $3,294,000 Retained earnings Less: Treasury stock (10,000 common shares) Instructions ' From a review of the stockholders' equity section, as chief accountant, write a memo to the president of the company answering the following questions. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) How many shares of common stock are outstanding? Assuming there is a stated value, what is the stated value of the common stock? What is the par value of the preferred stock? If the annual dividend on preferred stock is $30,000, what is the dividend rate on preferred stock? If dividends of S60,000 were in arrears on preferred stock, what would be the balance in Retained Earnings?

Explanation / Answer

a)common shares outstanding =issued -stock held in treasury

                          = 600000-10000 = 590000 shares

b)stated value =par value of common stock /shares issued

             = 1200000/750000

           = $ 1.6 per share

c)par value of preferred sock = 300000/6000 = $ 50 per share

d)Dividend rate =dividend / par value

                  = 30000/ 300000

              = .10 or 10%

e)Balance of retained earning : 1858000

If preferred dividend is not declared but are in arrear ,retained earning will not be affected unless declared.