Question

Dividends on Preferred and Common Stock

Yosemite Bike Corp. manufactures mountain bikes and distributes them through retail outlets in California, Oregon, and Washington. Yosemite Bike has declared the following annual dividends over a six-year period ended December 31 of each year: 20Y1, $23,750; 20Y2, $9,250; 20Y3, $114,500; 20Y4, $97,500; 20Y5, $117,500; and 20Y6, $132,500. During the entire period, the outstanding stock of the company was composed of 25,000 shares of cumulative preferred 2% stock, $85 par, and 100,000 shares of common stock, $4 par.

Required:

1. Determine the total dividends and the per-share dividends declared on each class of stock for each of the six years. There were no dividends in arrears at the beginning of 20Y1. Summarize the data in tabular form. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. If the amount is zero, please enter "0".

					Preferred Dividends								Common Dividends
Year	Total Dividends				Total				Per Share				Total				Per Share
20Y1	$23,750				$				$				$				$
20Y2	9,250
20Y3	114,500
20Y4	97,500
20Y5	117,500
20Y6	132,500
									$								$

2. Determine the average annual dividend per share for each class of stock for the six-year period. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Average annual dividend for preferred stock	$ per share
Average annual dividend for common stock	$ per share

3. Assuming a market price of $100 for the preferred stock and $5 for the common stock, determine the average annual percentage return on initial shareholders’ investment, based on the average annual dividend per share (A) for preferred stock and (B) for common stock. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Preferred stock	%
Common stock	%

Answer 1

Answer is given below

Total Dividends $23,750 $0.95 Year 2011 20Y2 20Y3 2014 2015 2046 $9,250 $114,500 $97,500 $117,500 $132,500 Preferred Dividends Common Dividends Total Per Share Total Per Share $23,750 $9,250 $0.37 $94,500 $3.78 $20,000 $0.20 $42,500 $1.700 $55,000 $42,500 $1.70 $75,000 $0.75 $42,500 $1.70 $90,000 $0.90 $0.55 Working notes: Preference dividend=25,000*$85*2% = $42,500 Year Dividend $23,750 $9,250 Cumulative Arrears arrears $18,750 $18,750 $33,250 $52,000 2011 2012 Average annual dividend for preferred stock Average annual dividend for common stock $0.40 Return % Dividend Market price $100.00 $5.00 Preferred stock Common stock 1.70% 8.00% $1.70 $0.40