Papa Roach Exterminators, Inc., has sales of $729,000, costs of $315,000, depreciation expense of $50,000, interest expense of $28,000, and a tax rate of 35 percent. If the firm paid out $71,000 in cash dividends. What is the addition to retained earnings? |
Retained Earnings are the portion of a business’s profits that are not distributed as dividends to shareholders but instead are reserved for reinvestment back into the business.
Retained Earnings = Beginning Period RE + Net Income/Loss – Dividends to shareholders
Particulars | Amount (in $) |
Sales | 729,000 |
Less : Costs | (315,000) |
Less : Depreciation | (50,000) |
Earnings before Interest & Tax (EBIT) | 364,000 |
Less : Interest | (28,000) |
Earnings before Tax (EBT) | 336,000 |
Less : Tax (336,000 * 35%) | (117,600) |
Earnings availabe for shareholders | 218,400 |
Less : Dividend | (71,000) |
Amount added to Retained Earnings | 147,400 |
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