Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
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ISBN: 9781259535314
Author: David Marshall, Wayne William McManus, Daniel Viele
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.8E

Exercise 8.8

Review exercise-calculate retained earnings From the following data, calculate the Retained Earnings balance as of December 31, 2016:

    Retained earnings, December 31, 2017 $490,400
    Net decrease in total assets during 2017 74,800
    Net increase in accounts receivable in 2017 17,200
    Dividends declared and paid in 2017 67,200
    Proceeds from issuance of bonds during 2017 176,800
    Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2017 46,000

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