The following information pertains to Beta Tech at the end of 2021: Assets: $1,200,000 Liabilities: $750,000 • Net income: $500,000 • Common stock: $400,000 Beta Tech's Retained Earnings account had a zero balance at the beginning of 2021. What amount of dividends did the company declare in 2021?

The following information pertains to Beta Tech at the end of 2021: Assets: $1,200,000 Liabilities: $750,000 • Net income: $500,000 • Common stock: $400,000 Beta Tech's Retained Earnings account had a zero balance at the beginning of 2021. What amount of dividends did the company declare in 2021?

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781337788281

Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter16: Retained Earnings And Earnings Per Share

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3MC: Prince Corporations accounts provided the following information at December 31, 2019: What should be...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Please answer in good accounting form. Thankyou What is the retained earnings balance ending December 31, 2021?
On 12/31/2020, Heaton Industries Inc. reported retained earnings of $675,000 on its balance sheet, and it reported that it had $172,500 of net income during the year. On its previous balance sheet, at 12/31/2019, the company had reported $555,000 of retained earnings. No shares were repurchased during 20205. How much in dividends did Heaton pay during 2020? Group of answer choices A. $47,381 B. $49,875 C. $52,500 D. $55,125 E. $57,881
What is its net income of this financial accounting question?
The 2020 income statement of Blossom Corporation showed net income of $1,271,000, which included a loss from discontinued operations of $114,800. Blossom had 41,000 common shares outstanding all year. (a) Calculate earnings per share (EPS) for 2020 as it should be reported to shareholders. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25. Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Income from continuing operations Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax Net income $ $ $ Earnings per share
On December 31, 2020, the balance sheet of Legend Corporation shows a total equity of P1,260,000. During 2020, the shareholders' equity was affected by: Adjustment to retained earnings for the overstatement of 2019 net income: P17,500 Cash dividend declared and paid in 2020: 10% Net income of 2020: P65,000 The share capital of P1,000,000 remained unchanged during the year. What is the balance of retained earnings on January 1, 2020? a. P295,000 b. P360,000 c. P260,000 d. P312,500
Bodie Corporation reported the following amounts in its financial statements: Retained earnings, Jan. 1, 2018 $79842 Retained earnings, Dec. 31, 2018 $60120 Net income, 2018 $53440 What were the dividends declared and paid in 2018? $___________
On January 1 2020 the Happy Corporation had a credit balance in the retained earnings account of $1,000,000. During 2020 the following occurred: 1. Net income for the year was $500,000. 2. It was discovered the 2019 net income was understated by $100,000. 3. The following dividends were declared: On preferred stock... $ 120,000 On common stock: Cash dividends. 20,000(only 15,000 paid in 2021) Stock dividends.. 60,000 Instructions: On the worksheet provided, prepare a retained earnings statement in good form.
Argyle Corporation has a net loss of $-69,650 in 2019. A review of its accounts for 2019 reveals: Dividends declared and paid = $43,800 Depreciation Expense = $40,000 Increase in Accounts Payable = $20,000 Issuance (sale) of shares = $250,000 Retirement of Long Term Debt = $75,000 No other event took place in 2019 and no other account reports a genuine change in its balance except for Retained Earnings. Ignore tax implications. Required 1: what is the amount of cash provided (used) by operating activities? $ Required 2: what is the amount of cash provided (used) by financing activities? $ Required 3: Assume the opening balance of Retained Earnings was $150,000, what is the ending balance at the end of Year 2019? $
Ace Company had 200,000 shares of common stock outstanding on December 31, 2021. During the year 2022, the company issued 8,000 shares on May 1 and retired 14,000 shares on October 31. For the year 2022, Ace Company reported net income of $249,690 after a loss from discontinued operations of $40,600 (net of tax). Instructions What earnings per share data should be reported at the bottom of its income statement?
On December 31, 2019, the Bradshaw Corporation had $515,000 as an ending balance for its retained earnings account. During 2020, the corporation declared a $2.50/share dividend to its stockholders. The Bradshaw Corporation has 40,000 shares of common stock outstanding. When the books were closed for 2020 year-end, the corporation had a final retained earnings balance of $565,000. What was the net profit earned by Bradshaw Corporation during 2020?
What is the total equity that must be reported in the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended December 31, 2021?
Presented below is X Corporation's selected data for 2020: Retained earnings January 1.2020 Pretax Income Stock dividends declared During the year, the company changed its inventory method from FIFO to LIFO which had resulted in a $6,000,000 2,000,000 330,000 40.000 pretax increase in income by: Cash dividends de clared During 2020. the company discovered that the 2019 depreciation expense were overstated by a net of tax am ount of: Tax rate 225.000 70.000 30% CIEO to