A company has an outstanding issue of $50 par value preferred stock. It recently declared a $10 per share dividend on its common stock.
Required: Indicate how much the company will pay in annual per-share preferred dividends in each of the following case:
A. The preferred stock is a $15 non-participating preferred stock.
B. The preferred stock is a 7% non-participating preferred stock.
C. The preferred stock is a $9 partially participating preferred, requiring that the preferred dividend increase by $0.60 for every dollar the common dividend exceeds $9.
D. The preferred stock is a $9 fully participating preferred, requiring that the preferred dividend increase to equal the common dividend if the latter exceeds $9.
