Property plant and equipment $3,200,000 Liabilities Current Liabilities                            $1,000,000 Note payable, 6%, due in 15 years   $2,000,000 Total Liabilities                                                             $3,000,000   Stockholders’ equity Preferred $10 stock, $100 par (no change during year)     $1,000,000 Common Stock $10 par (no change during year)              $2,000,000 Retained Earnings: Balance, beginning of year                                       $1,570,000 Net Income                                                       930,000 Preferred Dividends                                         (100,000) Common Dividends                                                     (400,000) Balance, beginning of year                                                                   $2,000,000 Total Stockholders’ equity                                                      $5,000,000 Sales                                                   $18,900,000 Interest Expense                                        $120,000   Assuming that Long-term investments totaled $3,000,000 throughout the year and that total assets were $7,000,000 at the beginning of the current fiscal year, determine the Returns on Stockholders’ equity. round to one decimal place. How to calculate the previous year/beginning of the year balance in Stockholders’ equity? Thank you

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Property plant and equipment $3,200,000

Liabilities

Current Liabilities                            $1,000,000

Note payable, 6%, due in 15 years   $2,000,000

Total Liabilities                                                             $3,000,000

 

Stockholders’ equity

Preferred $10 stock, $100 par (no change during year)     $1,000,000

Common Stock $10 par (no change during year)              $2,000,000

Retained Earnings:

Balance, beginning of year                                       $1,570,000

Net Income                                                       930,000

Preferred Dividends                                         (100,000)

Common Dividends                                                     (400,000)

Balance, beginning of year                                                                   $2,000,000

Total Stockholders’ equity                                                      $5,000,000

Sales                                                   $18,900,000

Interest Expense                                        $120,000

 

Assuming that Long-term investments totaled $3,000,000 throughout the year and that total assets were $7,000,000 at the beginning of the current fiscal year, determine the Returns on Stockholders’ equity. round to one decimal place.

How to calculate the previous year/beginning of the year balance in Stockholders’ equity?

Thank you

 

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