on january 1, 2021, bank & rupp, inc. issued 100,000 shares of $1 par value common stock and 1,000 shares of $50 par value, 6%, cumulative preferred stock. no dividends were declared in 2021. in 2022, bank & rupp declared and paid dividends to both common and preferred stockholders. a $1 dividend was paid to common stockholders. assuming all shares originally issued are outstanding, the total dividend paid to the preferred stockholders equals :
A) $2,000.
B) $6,000.
C) $3,000.
D) $1,000.