Below are the restated amounts of net income and retained earnings for Company A and Company B for the period Year 1-Year 10. Volunteers began operations in Year 2, 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.) Company A Company B ($ in millions) ($ in millions) Net Retained Net Retained Year Income (Loss) Earnings Income (Loss) Earnings Year 1 $ $ 26 $ 12 Year 2 $ 19 (54) Year 3 (5) 65 Year 4 30 52 Year 5 124 91 Year 6 19 124 Year 7 (142) (53) Year 8 566 63 Year 9 348 99 Year 10 349 151

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Below are the restated amounts of net income and retained earnings for Company A and Company B for the period Year 1-Year 10.
Volunteers began operations in Year 2, 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.)
Company A
Company B
($ in millions)
($ in millions)
Net
Retained
Net
Retained
Year
Income (Loss)
Earnings Income (Loss)
Earnings
Year 1
$
$
26
$
12
Year 2
19
(54)
Year 3
(5)
65
Year 4
30
52
Year 5
124
91
Year 6
19
124
Year 7
(142)
(53)
Year 8
566
63
Year 9
348
99
Year 10
349
151
Transcribed Image Text:Below are the restated amounts of net income and retained earnings for Company A and Company B for the period Year 1-Year 10. Volunteers began operations in Year 2, 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.) Company A Company B ($ in millions) ($ in millions) Net Retained Net Retained Year Income (Loss) Earnings Income (Loss) Earnings Year 1 $ $ 26 $ 12 Year 2 19 (54) Year 3 (5) 65 Year 4 30 52 Year 5 124 91 Year 6 19 124 Year 7 (142) (53) Year 8 566 63 Year 9 348 99 Year 10 349 151
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Dividends are given to the share holders of the company as a return on their investment with company.

Preference shareholders receive the fixed amount of dividends.

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