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ring its first five years of operations, Della Manufacturing reports net income and pays dividends as follows. Year Net Income Dividends 1 $ 2,000 $ 1,700 2 2,600 1,600 3 2,600 2,200 4 5,900 2,900 5 8,800 3,100 Calculate the balance of retained earnings at the end of each year. Note that retained earnings will always equal $0 at the beginning of year 1.

Sagot :

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

The retained earnings will be calculated as:

= Begining retainers earnings + Net income - Dividend.

Year 1:

Retained earning = 0 + 2000 - 1700

= 300.

Year 2:

Retained earning = 300 + 2600 - 1600

= 1300

Year 3:

Retained earning = 1300 + 2600 - 2200

= 1700

Year 4:

Retained earning = 1700 + 5900 - 2900

= 4700

Year 5:

Retained earning = 4700 + 8800 - 3100

= 10400