The year-end 2015 balance sheet of XYZ Inc. listed common stock and other paid-in capital at $1,100,000 and retained earnings at $3,500,000. The next year, retained earnings were listed at $3,800,000. The firm's net income in 2016 was $700,000. There were no stock repurchases during the year. What were the dividends paid by the firm in 2016? OA. $400,000 O B. $600,000 O c. $500,000 O D. $800,000

Suppose the following information is available for Callaway Golf Company for the years 2017 and 2016. (Dollars are in thousands, except share information.) 2017 2016 Net sales $1,126,000 $1,133,200 Net income (loss) 66,700 54,800 Total assets 855,338 838,078 Share information Shares outstanding at year-end 64,507,000 66,282,000 Preferred dividends There were 73,139,000 shares outstanding at the end of 2015. 9:17 PM

12. Information related to the Berkley Company for the calendar year 2015 follows: Liabilities, December 31, 2015 Assets, December 31, 2015 Dividends distributed during 2015 Liabilities, December 31, 2014 Assets, December 31, 2014 $440 700 90 300 450 Assuming no capital stock was issued during 2015, the net income earned by the Berkley Company during 2015 was 0110

Dog cat house inc. reported $13 million of retained earnings in 2012. In 2013  the company had a net income of $4,000,000 and paid a dividend of $1.30 per share. dog cat house incs. EPS in 2013 were $1.50. What was dog cat house incs retained earnings balance at the end of 2013?

Starbucks reports net income for 2015 of $2,956.4 million. Its stockholders' equity is $6,527 million and $7,073 million for 2014 and 2015, respectively.  a. Compute its return on equity for 2015.Round answer to one decimal place (ex: 0.2345 = 23.5%)Answer% b. Starbucks repurchased over $1.4 billion of its common stock in 2015. Did this repurchase increase or decrease Starbucks’ ROE? ROE usually decreases since the repurchase of shares reduces the denominator (avg. stockholders' equity). ROE usually increases since the repurchase of shares reduces the denominator (avg. stockholders' equity). ROE usually increases since the repurchase of shares increases the denominator (avg. stockholders' equity). ROE usually decreases since the repurchase of shares increases the denominator (avg. stockholders' equity).   c. If Starbucks had not repurchased common stock in 2015, what would ROE have been?     Note: Round answer to one decimal place (example: 20.6%).    Answer%

During 2018 Bajery paid out $33,525 of common dividends. In ended the year with $187,500 of retained earning versus the prior's retained earnings of $159600. How much net income did the firm earn during the year?