Avaya Corporation had the following stock outstanding from 2011 through 2014
Preferred and Common Stock Dividends and Dividend YieldAvaya Corporation had the following stock outstanding from 2011 through 2014:Preferred stock: $100 par value, 8 percent cumulative, 5,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstandingCommon stock: $10 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstandingThe company paid $30,000, $30,000, $94,000, and $130,000 in dividends during 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively. The market price per common share was $7.25 and $8.00 per share at the end of years 2013 and 2014, respectively.1. Determine the dividends per share and the total dividends paid to common stockholders and preferred stockholders in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. If an amount is zero, enter “0”.Cumulative PreferredStock DividendsPer ShareCommon StockDividends PerShareTotal DividendsAllocated2011$ $ $ 2012$ $ $ 2013$ $ $ 2014$ $ $ 2. Perform the same computations, with the assumption that the preferred stock was noncumulative. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. If an amount is zero, enter “0”.Noncumulative PreferredStock DividendsPer ShareCommon StockDividends PerShareTotal DividendsAllocated2011$ $ $ 2012$ $ $ 2013$ $ $ 2014$ $ $ 3. Calculate the 2013 and 2014 dividend yield for common stock, using the dividends per share computed in requirement 2. Round your answers to one decimal place.Dividend Yield2013 %2014 %4. How are cumulative preferred stock and noncumulative preferred stock similar to long-term bonds? How do they differ from long-term bonds?The input in the box below will not be graded but may be reviewed and considered by your instructor.