Reference no: EM132550549

Question - Wildhorse, Inc. has $500,000, $0.50, no par value preferred shares (50,000 shares) and $1,000,000 of no par value common shares outstanding (80,000 shares). No dividends were paid or declared during 2018 and 2019. The company wants to distribute $329,000 in dividends on December 31, 2020.

Required -

1. Calculate the amount of dividends to be paid to each group of shareholders (i.e. preferred and common), assuming the preferred shares are non-cumulative and non-participating.

2. Calculate the amount of dividends to be paid to each group of shareholders (i.e. preferred and common), assuming the preferred shares are cumulative and non-participating.

3. Calculate the amount of dividends to be paid to each group of shareholders (i.e. preferred and common), assuming the preferred shares are cumulative and fully participating.