Payout Ratio and Book Value per Share Divac Company has developed a statement of stockholders'...

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Payout Ratio and Book Value per Share Divac Company has developed a statement of stockholders' equity for the year 2017 as follows: Preferred Stock Paid-In Capital- Preferred Common Stock Paid-In Capital- Common Retained Earnings $200,000 $100,000 $50,000 $400,000 $40,000 10,000 100,000 78,000 Balance, Jan. 1 Stock issued Net income Cash dividend Stock dividend Balance, Dec. 31 -57,000 -15,000 10,000 5,000 $110,000 $55,000 $500,000 $50,000 $206,000 Divac's preferred stock is $100 par, 8% stock. If the stock is liquidated or redeemed, stockholders are entitled to $120 per share. There are no dividends in arrears on the stock. The common stock has a par value of $4 per share. Assume that the common stockholders have a right to the total net income of $78,000. Required: 1. Determine the dividend payout ratio for the common stock. Round the payout ratio to four decimal places, but enter as a percentage to two decimal places. For example, .34678 rounds to .3468 and would be entered as 34.68, indicating 34.68%. 25 X % 2. Determine the book value per share of Divac's common stock. Round the book value per share to two decimals. 6.31 per share

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