Sooner Company Has Had a Net Income of $8,000,$5,000,$12,000,and $10,000

question 72

Multiple Choice

Sooner Company has had a net income of $8,000,$5,000,$12,000,and $10,000 over the first four years of the company's existence.If the average annual amount of dividends paid over the last four years is $3,000,what is the ending retained earnings balance?

• A)$47,000.
• B)$35,000.
• C)$23,000.
• D)$7,000.

---

Definitions:

Convenience Sample

A sampling technique where participants are selected based on their accessibility and proximity to the researcher.

Convenience Sample

A non-random sample selected because of its accessibility and ease of inclusion in the study, not representing the whole population accurately.

Judgment Sample

A sampling technique where the samples are selected based on the judgment of the researcher, rather than random selection.

Random Sample

A subset of a statistical population in which each member has an equal chance of being chosen, used to make inferences about the whole population.