Sleep Corporation was organized on January 1, 2011. During its first year, the corporation issued 40,000 shares of $5 par value preferred stock and 400,000 shares of $1 par value common stock. At December 31, the company declared the following cash dividends:
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2011
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$ 8,000
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2012
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$30,000
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2013
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$70,000
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Instructions
(a) Show the allocation of dividends to each class of stock, assuming the preferred stock dividend is 5% and not cumulative.
(b) Show the allocation of dividends to each class of stock, assuming the preferred stock dividend is 6% and cumulative.
(c) Journalize the declaration of the cash dividend at December 31, 2013 using the assumption of part (b).