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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · Oct/Nov 2012 · Q191 Mark

A company has issued non-cumulative preference shares and ordinary shares. Which statement is correct?

AIf no preference dividend is paid, it is carried forward to a future year.
BPreference shareholders always get a dividend.
CPreference shareholders and ordinary shareholders always get a dividend.
DPreference shareholders may get a dividend.

✓ Correct answer

D: Preference shareholders may get a dividend.

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2012 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 19.

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