Answer:
Difference in retained earnings
= $840,000,000- $825,000,000
= $15,000,000
Dividend paid = Net income - Difference in retained earnings
Dividend paid = $55,000,000 - $15,000,000
Dividend paid = $40,000,000
Explanation:
In this case, there is need to determine the difference in retained earnings, which equal retained earnings at the end minus retained earnings at the beginning.
Dividend paid is calculated as net income minus difference in retained earnings.
The high and low levels of activity are 90,000 miles in April and 50,000 miles in February. The costs at these two levels are $195,000 and $120,000, re-spectively. The difference in costs is $75,000 ($195000-120000), and the difference in miles is 40,000 (90000-50000). Therefore, variable cost per unit is $1.875computed as follows.
75000÷40000=1.875
Determine the fixed costs by subtracting the total variable costs at either the high or the low activity level from the total cost at that activity level
Variable cost=1.875×50,000=93,750
fixed cost=120,000−93,750=26,250
A motive is a drive to do something.
