Use the Incomplete Stockholders' Equity Section of Wilmerding Company's Balance

question 60

Multiple Choice

Use the incomplete stockholders' equity section of Wilmerding Company's balance sheet as of December 31, 2016, to answer the following question. $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Common stock, } \$ 7 \text { par, } 100,000 \text { shares authorized } & \$ 700,000 \\\text { Additional paid-in capital-common } & 160,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } & ? \\\text { Treasury stock }(2,000 \text { shares at cost) } & (16,000) \\\text { Total stockholders' equity } & 974,000\end{array}$ ? What is the amount of Wilmerding's retained earnings?

• A) $130,000
• B) $98,000
• C) $860,000
• D) $114,000

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