Which one of the following characteristics of preferred stock would make the stock resemble a liability?

I want help understanding calculating dividends on preferred stock, here is the question: Golf-Easy Company has 10,000 shares of 3% preferred stock of $50 par and 25,000 shares of $100 par common stock. The following amounts were distributed as dividends: Year 1 $40,000 Year 2 ...

Marsala company has 5000 shares of 2% preferred stock of $75 par and 10,000 shares of $150 par common stock. The following amount were distributed as dividend Y1 2000 y2 4,000 y3 40000

This is a question off my problem. I am hoping that someone can help. The corporation has stocks of preferred stock with a number of shares of 400 that cost $6,000 and common stock of shares for 300 that cost $9,000. The common stock has purchases on march 30 of 25 shares for the cost of $950 and...