What was the total amount paid to the common shareholders as dividends in 2023?

Which one of the following amounts will be the total dividend expense on   31 December 2023?

Cableserve Inc. has the following outstanding shares:  15,000 shares, $5.40 cumulative preferred35,000 shares, common During 2023, the company declared and paid $180,000 in dividends. Dividends were in arrears for the previous year (2022) only. No new shares have been issued since the first year of operations. Required:1. What was the total amount paid to the preferred shareholders as dividends in 2023?

A company's board of directors votes to declare a cash dividend of $.75 per share of common stock. The company has 15,000 shares authorized, 10,000 issued, and 9,500 shares outstanding. The total amount of the cash dividend is:Group of answer choices$10,250.$14,625.$7,125.$7,500.$11,250.

Trail Ltd’s issued share capital has not changed since incorporation on 1 January 2020, and consists of:400 000 Ordinary shares (issued at R2 each)150 000 9% Preference shares (issued at R2 each)180 000 10% Cumulative preference shares (issued at R3 each)No dividends were declared in the previous two financial years, but at the end of the current financial year on 31 December 2023, a dividend of 15c per ordinary share was declared.REQUIRED:Which one of the following amounts will be the total dividend expense on   31 December 2023?

PEFERED SHARES: 1980 SHARESAUTHORIZZED SHARES: 12550 SHARESUNISSUED SHARES: 2500 SHARESTOTAL DIVDEND FOR THE YEAR: Php 6,500,250TOTAL DIVIEND FOR PREFFERED SHARES IS 25% OT THE TOTAL DIVIDENDS FOR THE YEARHOW MUCH IS THE TOTAL DIVIDEND FOR THE 1980 SHARES?