Owner’s equity represents which of the following? a. the total of retained earnings plus paid-in capital b. the sum of the retained earnings and accounts receivable account balances c. the business owner’s/owners’ share of the company, also known as net worth or net assets d. the amount of funding the company has from issuing bonds

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Owner’s equity represents which of the following?

a. the total of retained earnings plus paid-in capital
b. the sum of the retained earnings and accounts receivable account balances
c. the business owner’s/owners’ share of the company, also known as net worth or net assets
d. the amount of funding the company has from issuing bonds
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Owner equity means the amount that belong to the businessmen including the capital , retained earnings , all reserve and surplus like capital redemption reserve , capital reserve , securities premium , revenue reserve and many more . Any kind of fictitious assets or any losses will be deducted to find out owner equity.

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