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Dividends on Preferred and Common Stock

Yosemite Bike Corp. manufactures mountain bikes and distributesthem through retail outlets in California, Oregon, and Washington.Yosemite Bike Corp. has declared the following annual dividendsover a six-year period ended December 31 of each year: 2009,$24,000; 2010, $10,000; 2011, $126,000; 2012, $100,000; 2013,$125,000; and 2014, $125,000. During the entire period, theoutstanding stockof the company was composed of 25,000 shares ofcumulative preferred 2% stock, $90 par, and 100,000 shares ofcommon stock, $4 par.

Required:

1. Determine the total dividends and theper-share dividends declared on each class of stock for each of thesix years. There were no dividends in arrears on January 1, 2009.Summarize the data in tabular form. If required, round your answersto two decimal places. If the amount is zero, please enter "0".

PreferredDividends CommonDividends

Year
Total
Dividends

Total

Per Share

Total

Per Share
2009 $24,000 $ $ $ $
2010 10,000
2011 126,000
2012 100,000
2013 125,000
2014 125,000
$ $

2. Determine the average annual dividend pershare for each class of stock for the six year period. Round youranswers to two decimal places.

Average annual dividend forpreferred stock $ per share
Average annual dividend for commonstock $ per share

3. Assuming a market price of $100 for thepreferred stock and $5 for the common stock, calculate the averageannual percentage return on initial shareholders' investment, basedon the average annual dividend per share (a) for preferred stockand (b) for common stock. Round your answers to one decimalplace.

Preferred stock %
Common stock %

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Lelia Lubowitz
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28 Sep 2019

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