Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    sweetpeach01's Avatar
    sweetpeach01 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Oct 7, 2007, 04:16 PM
    calculating dividends
    Don't even know where to start. Is there an equation I am suppose to be using or is it really easy and I am just not getting it.

    Here is the problem I am suppose to figure it for


    Using the information for Dean Corporation, calculate the amount of dividends Dean most likely paid to common stockholders in 2007,2008,2009.

    Retained Earning Blances Net Income
    January 1,2007 $760
    December 31,2007 $1026 2007 $48
    December 31,2008 $1171 2008 $200
    December 31,2009 $1164 2009 $330
    CaptainForest's Avatar
    CaptainForest Posts: 3,645, Reputation: 393
    Ultra Member
    		  
    #2

    Oct 7, 2007, 05:24 PM
    Are you sure you have your number correct?

    Or is there more information to this problem?
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Calculating dividends paid to preferred stockholders [ 1 Answers ]

How does the 9% compute in determining the preferred stock and the common stock? :confused: Here's the way the example appears: 9% cummulative preferred stock, $100 par value authorized 100,000 shares, issued 50,000.. . $5,000,000 Common stock, $5 par value, authorized 3 million...

Calculating dividends [ 2 Answers ]

If I have stock outstanding of 100,000 shares of 2% cumulative, nonparticipating preferred stock of $20 par, and 50,000 share of $100 par common, how do I calculate the dividends per share?

Dividends [ 2 Answers ]

If a dividend paying stock is held for a short term how is the dividend paid? I'm not clear on how that works with short term trading positions. r.f.

View more questions Search