A Company Started the Year with the Following: Assets $100,000;

question 80

Multiple Choice

A company started the year with the following: Assets $100,000; Liabilities $30,000; Common Stock $60,000; Retained Earnings $10,000.During the year, the company earned revenue of $5,000, all of which was received in cash, and incurred expenses of $3,000, all of which were unpaid as of the end of the year.In addition, the company paid dividends of $1,000 to owners.Assume no other activities occurred during the year.
-Use the information above to answer the following question.The amount of retained earnings at the end of the year is

• A) $15,000.
• B) $11,000.
• C) $12,000.
• D) $1,000.

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Definitions:

FIFO

"First In, First Out," an inventory valuation method where the first items placed into inventory are the first sold.

LIFO

An accounting method for valuing inventory that assumes the last items produced or purchased are the first ones sold.

Ending Inventory

The total value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period, calculated as the beginning inventory plus purchases minus cost of goods sold.

Overstated

A term used to describe financial statements that report a value or condition as being higher than it actually is.