Nelson Company Had Equity Accounts in 2008 as Follows Projected Income Is $150,000 and 40% of This Amount Will

question 10

Multiple Choice

Nelson Company had equity accounts in 2008 as follows: $\begin{array}{llcc} \text {Common Stock (\$1 Par Value) } &\$120,000 \\ \text {Retained Earnings } &\underline{32,000}\\ \text {Total Shareholder's Equity } &\$152,000\\\end{array}$
Projected income is $150,000 and 40% of this amount will be paid out immediately as dividends.What will the ending retained earnings account be?

• A)$90,000
• B)$92,000
• C)$122,000
• D)$210,000
• E)$242,000

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