The Retained Earnings Account on the Balance Sheet Does Not

question 64

True/False

The retained earnings account on the balance sheet does not represent cash and in fact, represents a claim against the existing assets of the firm. This implies that retained earnings are in fact the reinvested earnings of stockholders.

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