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  • Apr 18, 2011, 12:49 PM
    pab143
    How do you journalize this
    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
  • Apr 18, 2011, 01:18 PM
    pready

    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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