The Term 'Retained Profits

question 27

Multiple Choice

The term 'retained profits':

• A) is representative of the cash that the corporation has available to pay dividends as of the balance sheet date.
• B) is found among the assets on the balance sheet of any profitable corporation.
• C) refers to an item whose value is always as large as, or larger than, that of cash on the balance sheet.
• D) refers to an account balance found on the balance sheet of a corporation that has paid dividends of lesser amount than profits since the beginning of the corporation.

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