At the Start of the First Year of Operations,a Company's

question 102

Multiple Choice

At the start of the first year of operations,a company's retained earnings on the balance sheet would be:

• A)equal to zero.
• B)equal to contributed capital.
• C)equal to shareholders' equity.
• D)equal to the negative of liabilities.

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