The WaterGlove Corporation issues preferred stock that requires the payment of a quarterly dividend of $5.00 per share. The WaterGlove Corporation falls behind with four quarterly payments, i. e., $20.00 per share of preferred stock. The next quarter, the corporation makes a profit of $25.00 per share. The corporation must pay the $20.00 per share of arrearages to the preferred shareholders plus this quarter's payment of $5.00 per share.

Joint cost cheyenne, inc. produces three products from a common input. the joint costs for a typical quarter follow: direct materials $45,000 direct labor 55,000 overhead 60,000 the revenues from each product are as follows: product a $75,000 product b 80,000 product c 30,000 management is considering processing product a beyond the split-off point, which would increase the sales value of product a to $116,000. however, to process product a further means that the company must rent some special equipment costing $17,500 per quarter. additional materials and labor also needed would cost $12,650 per quarter. a. what is the gross profit currently being earned by the three products for one quarter? $answer b. what is the effect on quarterly profits if the company decides to process product a further? $answer