Carmen Camry operates a consulting firm called Help Today, which began operations on December 1. On December 31, the company’s records show the following selected accounts and amounts for the month of December.

Cash $25,480 Dividends $6,140
Accounts receivable 22,520 Consulting revenue 27,140
Office supplies 5,390 Rent expense 9,710
Office equipment 20,170 Salaries expense 5,730
Land 44,150 Telephone expense 1,030
Accounts payable 12,020 Miscellaneous expenses 640
Common stock 101,800

Required:
Use the above information to prepare a December statement of retained earnings for Help Today. The Retained Earnings account balance at December 1 was $0.

Respuesta :

The preparation of the Help Today's Statement of Retained Earnings for December is as follows:

Help Today

Statement of Retained Earnings

At December 31

Retained Earnings, Dec. 1     $0

Net income                            $10,030

Dividends                                   6,140

Retained Earnings, Dec. 31   $3,890

What are retained earnings?

Retained earnings are the leftovers from the net income that were not distributed to the equity owners in form of dividends.

Data and Calculations

Dividends = $6,140

Income Statement

For December 31

Consulting revenue                $27,140

Rent expense                  9,710

Salaries expense           5,730

Telephone expense       1,030

Miscellaneous expenses 640 $17,110

Net income                            $10,030

Thus, the retained earnings at December 31 are $3,890.

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