questionNance Corporation's December 31, 2017 balance sheet showed the following:
6% preferred stock, $20 par value, cumulative,
30,000 shares authorized; 20,000 shares issued
$400,000
Common stock, $10 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized; 1,950,000 shares issued, 1,920,000 shares outstanding
$19,500,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value - preferred stock
$60,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value - common stock
$28,000,000
Retained earnings $9,650,000
Treasury stock (30,000 shares) $630,000
Nance declared and paid a $85,000 cash dividend on December 15, 2017. If the company's dividends in arrears prior to that date were $24,000, Nance's common stockholders received
a. $61,000. b. $48,000. c. $37,000.
d. no dividend.