The shareholders' equity of Nick Co. includes the items shown below. The board of directors of Nick declared cash dividends of $4 million, $8 million, and $50 million in each of its first 3 years of operation: 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively.
Common stock, $1 par, 50,000,000 shares outstanding
Preferred stock, 6%, $100 par, 1,000,000 shares outstanding
Required:
Determine the amount of dividends per share on preferred and common stock for each of the three years. The preferred stock is noncumulative and nonparticipating.

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The Answer of The shareholders' equity of Nick Co. includes the items shown below. The board of directors of Nick declared cash dividends of $4 million, $8 million, and $50 million in each of its first 3 years of operation: 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively.
Common stock, $1 par, 50,000,000 shares outstanding
Preferred stock, 6%, $100 par, 1,000,000 shares outstanding
Required:
Determine the amount of dividends per share on preferred and common stock for each of the three years. The preferred stock is noncumulative and nonparticipating.

The Shareholders' Equity of Nick Co