Below are the restated amounts of net income and retained earnings for Volunteers Incorporated and Raiders Incorporated for the period 2015-2024. Volunteers began operations in 2016, while Raiders began several years earlier. Required: Calculate the balance of retained earnings each year for each company. Neither company paid dividends during this time. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.) Year VOLUNTEERS INCORPORATED RAIDERS INCORPORATED ($ in millions) ($ in millions) Net Income (Loss) 2015 $ 2016 $ 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Retained Earnings 0 $ 30 (7) 41 135 30 (131) 577 359 360 0 Net Income (Loss) $ 35 (43) 63 63 102 135 (42) 74 110 162 Retained Earnings $ 11

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Below are the restated amounts of net income and retained earnings for Volunteers Incorporated and Raiders Incorporated for the
period 2015-2024. Volunteers began operations in 2016, while Raiders began several years earlier.
Required:
Calculate the balance of retained earnings each year for each company. Neither company paid dividends during this time. (Enter your
answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)
Year
VOLUNTEERS INCORPORATED RAIDERS INCORPORATED
($ in millions)
($ in millions)
Net Income
(Loss)
2015 $
2016
$
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Retained
Earnings
0 $
30
(7)
41
135
30
(131)
577
359
360
0
Net Income
(Loss)
$
35
(43)
63
63
102
135
(42)
74
110
162
Retained
Earnings
$
11
Transcribed Image Text:Below are the restated amounts of net income and retained earnings for Volunteers Incorporated and Raiders Incorporated for the period 2015-2024. Volunteers began operations in 2016, while Raiders began several years earlier. Required: Calculate the balance of retained earnings each year for each company. Neither company paid dividends during this time. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.) Year VOLUNTEERS INCORPORATED RAIDERS INCORPORATED ($ in millions) ($ in millions) Net Income (Loss) 2015 $ 2016 $ 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Retained Earnings 0 $ 30 (7) 41 135 30 (131) 577 359 360 0 Net Income (Loss) $ 35 (43) 63 63 102 135 (42) 74 110 162 Retained Earnings $ 11
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