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Exercise 11-4 The stockholders’ equity section of Monty Corp.’s balance sheet at

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Question

Exercise 11-4

The stockholders’ equity section of Monty Corp.’s balance sheet at December 31 is presented here.

MONTY CORP Balance Sheet (partial) Stockholders' equity Paid-in capital Preferred stock, cumulative, 10,000 shares authorized, 6,000 shares issued and outstanding 612,000 2,276,000 2,888,000 1,164,000 4,052,000 27,733 $4,024,267 Common stock, no par, 735,776 shares authorized, 569,000 shares issued Total paid-in capital Retained earnings Total paid-in capital and retained earnings Less: Treasury stock (5,200 common shares) Total stockholders' equity From a review of the stockholders' equity section, answer the following questions (a) How many shares of common stock are outstanding? Common stock outstanding shares (b) Assuming there is a stated value, what is the stated value of the common stock? The stated value of the common stock per share (c) What is the par value of the preferred stock? The par value of the preferred stock per share (d) If the annual dividend on preferred stock is $48,960, what is the dividend rate on preferred stock? The dividend rate

Explanation / Answer

a) Common stock outstanding = 569,000 shares (as shown in the stockholders equity section)

b) The stated value of the common stock = Paid in capital of common stock/Common stock outstanding

= $2,276,000/569,000 = $4 per share

c) The par value of preferred stock = Paid in Capital of preferred stock/Preferred stock outstanding

= $612,000/6,000 = $102

d) The dividend rate on preferred stock = (Annual dividend/Paid in capital of preferred stock)*100

= ($48,960/$612,000)*100 = 8%

e) If dividends of $72,700 were in arrears on preferred stock then the balance of Retained earnings would be reduced by the amount of arrears dividend as the preferred stock is of cumulative nature. Hence the unpaid dividend is accumulated in case of insufficient profits and paid in the year in which there is sufficient profits.

The Retained earnings balance = $1,164,000-$72,700 = $1,091,300