If the Retained Earnings Account Increases from the Beginning of the Year

question 33

Multiple Choice

If the retained earnings account increases from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, then

• A) net income is greater than dividends declared.
• B) a loss is less than dividends declared.
• C) additional investments are less than reported losses.
• D) dividends were received.

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Definitions:

Ventromedial

Relating to the lower-middle region of a structure or organ, often used in neuroanatomy to describe specific brain regions involved in regulating emotions and decision-making.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for the regulation of various bodily functions, including temperature, hunger, and the release of certain hormones.

Paraventricular

Pertaining to a region around or near a ventricle in the brain, often referring to the paraventricular nucleus in the hypothalamus involved in regulating stress and appetite.

Leptin

A hormone produced by fat cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger.