Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
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Author: David Marshall, Wayne William McManus, Daniel Viele
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.13E

Exercise 4.13

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Calculate retained earnings On February l, 2016, the balance of the retained earnings account of Blue Power Corporation was $315,000. Revenues for February totaled $61,000, of which $57,500 was collected in cash. Expenses for February totaled $65,000, of which $54,000 was paid in cash. Dividends declared and paid during February were $6,000.

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Calculate the retained earnings balance at February 28, 2016.

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