Question

At the beginning of the year, a company's balance sheet reported the following balances: Total Assets = $175,000; Total Liabilities = $24,750; Total Paid-in capital of $57,750; and Retained earnings = $92,500. During the year, the company reported revenues of $50,500 and expenses of $33,000. In addition, dividends for the year totaled $22,000. Assuming no other changes to Retained earnings, the balance in the Retained earnings account at the end of the year would be:

Answer 1

Answer:

$88,000

Explanation:

The computation of the ending balance of the retained earning balance is shown below:

As we know that

The ending balance of retained earning = Beginning balance of retained earnings + net income - dividend paid

where,

net income is

= Revenues - expenses

= $50,500 - $33,000

= $17,500

And, the other items values would remain the same

So, the ending balance is

= $92,500 + $17,500 - $22,000

= $88,000