Understanding Business
Understanding Business
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780078023163
Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19.3, Problem 5TP
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To determine: The difference between common stock and preference stock.

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Common stock shows the total amount of money that the owner has in the business. Preferred stock is a share capital which has the special right as a comparison to equity to shareholders, like fixed dividend and preferential right in event of liquidation and payment of dividend.

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