Word: dividend
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...increased profit arising from the fall in the average cost of the merchandise sold for $100, was thus distributed between increase of profits and increase of running expenses in the proportion of two to one. Over the whole quinquennial period, the total of profits was distributed between dividend account and capital account in the proportion...
...Mdse, $205,163.14 Books, 71,132.78 Salaries, 19,734.41 Stationery, 40,088.77 Rent, 2,634.54 Shoe Mending, 2,986.63 Taxes, 544.34 Tailoring, 21,069.51 Advertising, 391.94 Furniture, 13,332.49 Express and Carting, 1,719.80 Coal and Wood, 14,814.19 Other Expenses, 6,009.28 Medical Branch, 44,946.72 Dividend, $8,692.55 ----- Capital, 4,118.49 12,811.04 $246,337.49 ----- ----- Membership Fees, 2,671.00 $249,008.49 $249,008.49 1899-00. ASSETS. LIABILITIES. Merchandise, $35,973.74 Capital, $28,471.52 Fixtures, 2,068.33 Profit and loss, 11,297.59 Cash, 3,983.29 Accounts payable, 7,154.89 Accounts receivable...
...Rent, 2,660.00 Tailoring Dep't, 9,729.53 Taxes, 171.00 Furniture Dep't, 9,344.83 Advertising, 400.00 Coal and Wood Dep't, 12,788.59 Express and Carting, 1,054.87 Shoe Mending Dep't, 2,477.85 Other Expenses, 4,692.67 Medical School Branch, 43,468.49 $206,457.56 Dividend, $6948.38 Membership Fees, 2,471.00 Capital added...
Generally, in order to attract capital from men of wealth, who want sure, safe, investments, a new concern issues preferred stock. The condition attached to this stock is that a certain fixed dividend be paid on the preferred stock before the holders of common stock receive any advantage from the profit. Although the common stock is speculative in character it is frequently more remunerative than preferred stock as is seen at present in the case of the American Sugar Refining Company. The proportion of capital of the large combinations, which goes toward the cost of their promotion is an immense...