D is corrent. Book value (BV) per share of common stock is: BV per share = Common stockholders’ equity/Outstanding shares. The amount allocated to preferred stock (PS), calculated below, is deducted from total stockholders’ equity to obtain common stockholders’ equity.Par value of PS outstanding | + | 2000 dividends in arrears | = | Amount allocated to preferred stock | $50,000 | + | (8%) ($50,000) | = | $54,000 |
The remaining unallocated owners’ equity is $106,000 ($160,000 total owners’ equity – $54,000 PS’s share). Georgia has issued 9,000 shares of stock ($90,000 total par value/$10 par per share), and 100 shares are held in treasury, leaving 8,900 shares outstanding. Thus BV per share is $11.91 ($106,000/8,900 shares).A is incorrect. Book value (BV) per share of common stock is: BV per share = Common stockholders’ equity/Outstanding shares. The amount allocated to preferred stock (PS), calculated below, is deducted from total stockholders’ equity to obtain common stockholders’ equity.Par value of PS outstanding | + | 2000 dividends in arrears | = | Amount allocated to preferred stock | $50,000 | + | (8%) ($50,000) | = | $54,000 |
The remaining unallocated owners’ equity is $106,000 ($160,000 total owners’ equity – $54,000 PS’s share). Georgia has issued 9,000 shares of stock ($90,000 total par value/$10 par per share), and 100 shares are held in treasury, leaving 8,900 shares outstanding. Thus BV per share is $11.91 ($106,000/8,900 shares).B is incorrect. Book value (BV) per share of common stock is: BV per share = Common stockholders’ equity/Outstanding shares. The amount allocated to preferred stock (PS), calculated below, is deducted from total stockholders’ equity to obtain common stockholders’ equity.Par value of PS outstanding | + | 2000 dividends in arrears | = | Amount allocated to preferred stock | $50,000 | + | (8%) ($50,000) | = | $54,000 |
The remaining unallocated owners’ equity is $106,000 ($160,000 total owners’ equity – $54,000 PS’s share). Georgia has issued 9,000 shares of stock ($90,000 total par value/$10 par per share), and 100 shares are held in treasury, leaving 8,900 shares outstanding. Thus BV per share is $11.91 ($106,000/8,900 shares).C is incorrect. Book value (BV) per share of common stock is: BV per share = Common stockholders’ equity/Outstanding shares. The amount allocated to preferred stock (PS), calculated below, is deducted from total stockholders’ equity to obtain common stockholders’ equity.Par value of PS outstanding | + | 2000 dividends in arrears | = | Amount allocated to preferred stock | $50,000 | + | (8%) ($50,000) | = | $54,000 |
The remaining unallocated owners’ equity is $106,000 ($160,000 total owners’ equity – $54,000 PS’s share). Georgia has issued 9,000 shares of stock ($90,000 total par value/$10 par per share), and 100 shares are held in treasury, leaving 8,900 shares outstanding. Thus BV per share is $11.91 ($106,000/8,900 shares). |