Pond co. has an authorized class of 9%, $50 par, cumulative, nonparticipating preferred stock. the common stock has a $10 par value. for each class of stock, 500,000 shares are authorized. at year end, pond had the following account balances: a. common stock $ 5,000,000 b. preferred stock 1,250,000 c. additional paid-in capital on common stock 1,500,000 d. retained earnings 2,250,000 $10,000,000 preferred dividends are in arrears for 1 year. on december 31 of this year, cash dividends totaling $1 million were declared. how much were the dividends on common stock? a) $225,000 b) $290,000 c) $710,000 d) $775,000.

The silverside company is considering investing in two alternative projects: project 1 project 2 investment $500,000 $240,000 useful life (years) 8 7 estimated annual net cash inflows for useful life $120,000 $40,000 residual value $32,000 $10,000 depreciation method straightminusline straightminusline required rate of return 11% 8% what is the accounting rate of return for project 2? (round any intermediary calculations to the nearest dollar, and round your final answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent, x.xx%.)

Companies hd and ld are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (ta), total invested capital, sales (s), return on assets (roa), and profit margin (pm). both firms finance using only debt and common equity. however, company hd has the higher total debt to total capital ratio. which of the following statements is correct? a) company hd has a higher assets turnover than company ld. b) company hd has a higher return on equity than company ld. c) none of the other statements are correct because the information provided on the question is not enough. d) company hd has lower total assets turnover than company ld. e) company hd has a lower operating income (ebit) than company ld

Paddock pools constructed a swimming pool and deck for the jensens' home. paddock installed the wrong trim on the pool. it would cost $2800 to change the trim-one-fifth of the total cost of the pool. the jensens refuse to pay anything for the pool. the paddock's best defense is: (a) duress (b) substanial performance (c)mistake (d) failure of conditions