Question

Dividends Per Share

Lightfoot Inc., a software development firm, has stock outstanding as follows: 25,000 shares of cumulative preferred 3% stock, $20 par, and 31,000 shares of $100 par common. During its first four years of operations, the following amounts were distributed as dividends: first year, $5,750; second year, $9,500; third year, $53,930; fourth year, $97,150.

Calculate the dividends per share on each class of stock for each of the four years. Round all answers to two decimal places. If no dividends are paid in a given year, enter "0".

	1st Year	2nd Year	3rd Year	4th Year
Preferred stock (dividend per share)	$	$	$	$
Common stock (dividend per share)	$	$	$	$

Answer 1

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Dividend Per share = Respective payment / Respective shares outstanding