Fashion, Inc. had a Retained Earnings balance of $15,000 at December 31, 2021. The company had an average income of $8,000 over the next 5 years, and an ending Retained Earnings balance of $12,0 at December 31, 2026. What was the total amount of dividends paid over the last five years? Multiple Choice O $44,500. $42,250. $43,000. $46,000.

Fashion, Inc. had a Retained Earnings balance of $15,000 at December 31, 2021. The company had an average income of $8,000 over the next 5 years, and an ending Retained Earnings balance of $12,0 at December 31, 2026. What was the total amount of dividends paid over the last five years? Multiple Choice O $44,500. $42,250. $43,000. $46,000.

Cornerstones of Financial Accounting

4th Edition

ISBN:9781337690881

Author:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Publisher:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Chapter10: Stockholder's Equity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 74E: Cumulative Preferred Dividends Capital stock of Barr Company includes: As of December 31, 2018, 2...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

On January 1, 2019, Kittson Company had a retained earnings balance of 218,600. It is subject to a 30% corporate income tax rate. During 2019, Kittson earned net income of 67,000, and the following events occurred: 1. Cash dividends of 3 per share on 4,000 shares of common stock were declared and paid. 2. A small stock dividend was declared and issued. The dividend consisted of 600 shares of 10 par common stock. On the date of declaration, the market price of the companys common stock was 36 per share. 3. The company recalled and retired 500 shares of 100 par preferred stock. The call price was 125 per share; the stock had originally been issued for 110 per share. 4. The company discovered that it had erroneously recorded depreciation expense of 45,000 in 2018 for both financial reporting and income tax reporting. The correct depreciation for 2018 should have been 20,000. This is considered a material error. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record Items 1 through 4. 2. Prepare Kittsons statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Hyde Corporations capital structure at December 31, 2018, was as follows: On July 2, 2019, Hyde issued a 10% stock dividend on its common stock and paid a cash dividend of 2.00 per share on its preferred stock. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019, was 780,000. What should be Hydes 2019 basic earnings per share? a. 7.80 b. 7.09 c. 7.68 d. 6.73
Lyon Company shows the following condensed income statement information for the year ended December 31, 2019: Lyon declared dividends of 6,000 on preferred stock and 17,280 on common stock. At the beginning of 2019, 10,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. On May 1, 2019, the company issued 2,000 additional common shares, and on October 31, 2019, it issued a 20% stock dividend on its common stock. The preferred stock is not convertible. Required: 1. Compute the 2019 basic earnings per share. 2. Show the 2019 income statement disclosure of basic earnings per share. 3. Draft a related note to accompany the 2019 financial statements.
Preferred Stock Dividends Seashell Corporation has 25,000 shares outstanding of 8%, S10 par value, cumulative preferred stock. In 2017 and 2018, no dividends were declared on preferred stock. In 2019, Seashell had a profitable year and decided to pay dividends to stockholders of both preferred and common stock. Required: If Seashell has $200,000 available for dividends in 2019, how much could it pay to the common stockholders Seashell Corporation has 25,000 shares outstanding of 8%, S10 par value, cumulative preferred stock. In 2017 and 2018, no dividends were declared on preferred stock. In 2019, Seashell had a profitable year and decided to pay dividends to stockholders of both preferred and common stock. Required: If Seashell has S200,000 available for dividends in 2019, how much could it pay to the common stockholders
DIVIDENDS Brooks Sporting Inc. is prepared to report the following 2019 income statement (shown in thousands of dollars). Prior to reporting this income statement, the company wants to determine its annual dividend. The company has 320,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and its stock trades at 37 per share. a. The company had a 25% dividend payout ratio in 2018. If Brooks wants to maintain this payout ratio in 2019, what will be its per-share dividend in 2019? b. If the company maintains this 25% payout ratio, what will be the current dividend yield on the companys stock? c. The company reported net income of 1.35 million in 2018. Assume that the number of shares outstanding has remained constant. What was the companys per-share dividend in 2018? d. As an alternative to maintaining the same dividend payout ratio. Brooks is considering maintaining the same per-share dividend in 2019 that it paid in 2018. If it chooses this policy, what will be the companys dividend payout ratio in 2019? e. Assume that the company is interested in dramatically expanding its operations and that this expansion will require significant amounts of capital. The company would like to avoid transactions costs involved in issuing new equity. Given this scenario, would it make more sense for the company to maintain a constant dividend payout ratio or to maintain the same per-share dividend? Explain.
Cash dividends on the 10 par value common stock of Garrett Company were as follows: The 4th-quarter cash dividend was declared on December 21, 2019, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2019. Payment of the 4th-quarter cash dividend was made on January 18, 2020. In addition, Garrett declared a 5% stock dividend on its 10 par value common stock on December 3, 2019, when there were 300,000 shares issued and outstanding and the market value of the common stock was 20 per share. The shares were issued on December 24, 2019. What was the effect on Garretts shareholders equity accounts as a result of the preceding transactions?
Comprehensive The following are Farrell Corporations balance sheets as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, and the statement of income and retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2019: Additional information: a. On January 2, 2019, Farrell sold equipment costing 45,000, with a book value of 24,000, for 19,000 cash. b. On April 2, 2019, Farrell issued 1, 000 shares of common stock for 23,000 cash. c. On May 14, 2019, Farrell sold all of its treasury stock for 25,000 cash. d. On June 1, 2019, Farrell paid 50, 000 to retire bonds with a face value (and book value) of 50, 000. e. On July 2, 2019, Farrell purchased equipment for 63, 000 cash. f. On December 31, 2019, land with a fair market value of 150,000 was purchased through the issuance of a long-term note in the amount of 150,000. The note bears interest at the rate of 15% and is due on December 31, 2021. g. Deferred taxes payable represent temporary differences relating to the use of accelerated depreciation methods for income tax reporting and the straight-line method for financial statement reporting. Required: 1. Prepare a spreadsheet to support a statement of cash flows for Farrell for the year ended December 31, 2019, based on the preceding information. 2. Prepare the statement of cash flows. (Appendix 21.1) Spreadsheet and Statement Refer to the information for Farrell Corporation in P21-13. Required: 1. Using the direct method for operating cash flows, prepare a spreadsheet to support a 2019 statement of cash flows. (Hint: Combine the income statement and December 31, 2019, balance sheet items for the adjusted trial balance. Use a retained earnings balance of 291,000 in this adjusted trial balance.) 2. Prepare the statement of cash flows. (A separate schedule reconciling net income to cash provided by operating activities is not necessary.)
Comprehensive The following are Farrell Corporations balance sheets as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, and the statement of income and retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2019: Additional information: a. On January 2, 2019, Farrell sold equipment costing 45,000, with a book value of 24,000, for 19,000 cash. b. On April 2, 2019, Farrell issued 1,000 shares of common stock for 23,000 cash. c. On May 14, 2019, Farrell sold all of its treasury stock for 25,000 cash. d. On June 1, 2019, Farrell paid 50,000 to retire bonds with a face value (and book value) of 50,000. e. On July 2, 2019, Farrell purchased equipment for 63,000 cash. f. On December 31, 2019. land with a fair market value of 150,000 was purchased through the issuance of a long-term note in the amount of 150,000. The note bears interest at the rate of 15% and is due on December 31, 2021. g. Deferred taxes payable represent temporary differences relating to the use of accelerated depreciation methods for income tax reporting and the straight-line method for financial statement reporting. Required: 1. Prepare a spreadsheet to support a statement of cash flows for Farrell for the year ended December 31, 2019, based on the preceding information. 2. Prepare the statement of cash flows.
Monona Company reported net income of 29,975 for 2019. During all of 2019, Monona had 1,000 shares of 10%, 100 par, nonconvertible preferred stock outstanding, on which the years dividends had been paid. At the beginning of 2019, the company had 7,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On April 2, 2019, the company issued another 2,000 shares of common stock so that 9,000 common shares were outstanding at the end of 2019. Common dividends of 17,000 had been paid during 2019. At the end of 2019, the market price per share of common stock was 17.50. Required: 1. Compute Mononas basic earnings per share for 2019. 2. Compute the price/earnings ratio for 2019.
Roseau Company is preparing its annual earnings per share amounts to be disclosed on its 2019 income statement. It has collected the following information at the end of 2019: 1. Net income: 120,400. Included in the net income is income from continuing operations of 130,400 and a loss from discontinued operations (net of income taxes) of 10,000. Corporate income tax rate: 30%. 2. Common stock outstanding on January 1, 2019: 20,000 shares. 3. Common stock issuances during 2019: July 6, 4,000 shares; August 24, 3,000 shares. 4. Stock dividend: On October 19, 2019, the company declared a 10% stock dividend that resulted in 2,700 additional outstanding shares of common stock. 5. Common stock prices: 2019 average market price, 30 per share; 2019 ending market price, 27 per share. 6. 7% preferred stock outstanding on January 1, 2019: 1,000 shares. Terms: 100 par, nonconvertible. Current dividends have been paid. No preferred stock issued during 2019. 7. 8% convertible preferred stock outstanding on January 1, 2019: 800 shares. The stock was issued in 2018 at 130 per share. Each 100 par preferred stock is currently convertible into 1.7 shares of common stock. Current dividends have been paid. To date, no preferred stock has been converted. 8. Bonds payable outstanding on January 1, 2019: 100,000 face value. These bonds were issued several years ago at 97 and pay annual interest of 9.6%. The discount is being amortized in the amount of 300 per year. Each 1,000 bond is currently convertible into 22 shares of common stock. To date, no bonds have been converted. 9. Compensatory share options outstanding: Key executives may currently acquire 3,000 shares of common stock at 20 per share. The options were granted in 2018. To date, none have been exercised. The unrecognized compensation cost (net of tax) related to the options is 4 per share. Required: 1. Compute the basic earnings per share. Show supporting calculations. 2. Compute the diluted earnings per share. Show supporting calculations. 3. Show how Roseau would report these earnings per share figures on its 2019 income statement. Include an explanatory note to the financial statements.
Common Dividends Thompson Payroll Service began in 2019 with 1,500,000 authorized and 820,000 issued and outstanding S8 par common shares. During 2019, Thompson entered into the following transactions: Declared a S0.20 per-share cash dividend on March 24. Paid the S0.20 per-share dividend on April 6. Repurchased 13,000 common shares for the treasury at a cost of S12 each on May 9. Sold 2,500 unissued common shares for $15 per share on June 19. Declared a $0.40 per-share cash dividend on August 1. Paid the $0.40 per-share dividend on September 14. Declared and paid a 10% stock dividend on October 25 when the market price of the common stock was $15 per share. Declared a 50.45 per-share cash dividend on November 20. Paid the $0.45 per-share dividend on December 20. Required: Prepare journal entries for each of these transactions. (Note: Round to the nearest dollar.) What is the total dollar amount of dividends (cash and stock) for the year? CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Determine the effect on total assets and total stockholders equity of these dividend transactions.
Prince Corporations accounts provided the following information at December 31, 2019: What should be the current balance of retained earnings? a. 520,000 b. 580,000 c. 610,000 d. 670,000