Declared a cash dividend on the %4 $102 par preferred stock (1,050 shares outstanding) Declared a $0.55 per share dividend on the 95,000 shares of common stock outstanding
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Declared a cash dividend on the %4 $102 par preferred stock (1,050 shares outstanding) Declared a $0.55 per share dividend on the 95,000 shares of common stock outstanding
Debit Retained Earnings for the total amount
Credit Dividends Payable for the amount
To calculate the amounts:
Preferred Dividends = Dollar amount of Peferred stock par value * the percentage rate * number of preferred shares outstanding
Common Dividends = Price of dividend per share * number of common shares outstanding
To get the total amount of dividends payable just add your preferred dividends and your common dividends together.
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