In its first year of operations, Jones Journals, Inc. recorded net income in the amount of $

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In its first year of operations, Jones Journals, Inc. recorded net income in the amount of $ 470,000. Jones Journals also declared and paid a $ 25,000 dividend at year- end on December 31. What is the balance in Jones’ retained earnings account after it records the dividend?
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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0132162302

1st edition

Authors: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella

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