Below is information from the statement of retained earnings of Mrs. Kittys Cookies, Inc. for a recent

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Below is information from the statement of retained earnings of Mrs. Kitty’s Cookies, Inc. for a recent year. 

Dividends...........................$ 0 

Net income...........................?

Retained earnings, January 31, 2010...........$159,490 

Retained earnings, January 31, 2009...........$105,000 

Prepare the statement of retained earnings for Mrs. Kitty’s Cookies in good form. You will need to solve for the amount of net income. What are retained earnings? Why would the company’s board of directors decide not to pay any dividends to its owners?

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Financial and Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1439037805

9th edition

Authors: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson

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