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Dividends on Preferred and Common Stock

Love Theatre Inc. owns and operates movie theaters throughoutNew Mexico and Utah. Love Theatre has declared the following annualdividends over a six-year period: 2009, $20,000; 2010, $60,000;2011, $100,000; 2012, $115,000; 2013, $150,000; and 2014, $175,000.During the entire period ending December 31 of each year, theoutstanding stock of the company was composed of 25,000 shares ofcumulative, 2% preferred stock, $100 par, and 100,000 shares ofcommon stock, $15 par.

Required:

1. Calculate 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".

Preferred Dividends Common Dividends

Year
Total
Dividends

Total

Per Share

Total

Per Share
2009 $ 20,000 $ $ $ $
2010 60,000
2011 100,000
2012 115,000
2013 150,000
2014 175,000
$ $

2. Calculate the average annual dividend pershare for each class of stock for the six-year period. If required,round your answers to two decimal places.

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

3. Assuming a market price per share of $125for the preferred stock and $21 for the common stock, calculate theaverage annual percentage return on initial shareholders'investment, based on the average annual dividend per share forpreferred stock and for common stock.

Round your answers to two decimal places.

Preferred stock %
Common stock %

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Lelia Lubowitz
Lelia LubowitzLv2
28 Sep 2019

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