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At December 31, Gorden Corporation has total stockholders' equity of $3,200,000. Included in this total are...

At December 31, Gorden Corporation has total stockholders' equity of $3,200,000. Included in this total are preferred stock $500,000 and paid-in capital in excess of par—preferred stock $50,000. There are 10,000 shares of $50 par value, 8% cumulative preferred stock outstanding. At year-end, 200,000 shares of common stock are outstanding.

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Compute the book value per share of common stock under each of the following assumptions.

(a)   There are no preferred dividends in arrears, and the preferred stock does not have a call price.
(b)   Preferred dividends are one year in arrears, and the preferred stock has a call price of $60 per share.
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Answer #1

Solution a:

Computation of Book Value per share of common stock
Situation (a)
Total Stockholders' Equity $32,00,000
Less: Preferred Stock's Book Value (10,000*$50) $5,00,000
Common Stock Book value $27,00,000
/Number of Common Shares Outstanding 200000
Book Value per share of Common stock $13.50

Solution b:

Computation of Book Value per share of common stock
Situation (b)
Total Stockholders' Equity $32,00,000
Less: Preferred Stock's Book Value (Call Value + Dividend in Arrears)
[(10,000*$60) + (10,000*$50*8%)]		 $6,40,000
Common Stock Book value $25,60,000
/Number of Common Shares Outstanding 200000
Book Value per share of Common stock $12.80
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