In: Accounting
Problem 4-6
Below is the Retained Earnings account for the year 2017 for Pronghorn Corp.
Retained earnings, January 1, 2017 |
$265,330 |
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Add: | ||||
Gain on sale of investments (net of tax) |
$48,930 |
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Net income |
92,230 |
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Refund on litigation with government, related to the year 2014 (net of tax) |
29,330 |
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Recognition of income earned in 2016, but
omitted from income statement in that year (net of tax) |
33,130 |
203,620 |
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468,950 |
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Deduct: | ||||
Loss on discontinued operations (net of tax) |
42,730 |
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Write-off of goodwill (net of tax) |
67,730 |
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Cumulative effect on income of prior years in
changing from LIFO to FIFO inventory valuation in 2017 (net of tax) |
30,930 |
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Cash dividends declared |
39,730 |
181,120 |
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Retained earnings, December 31, 2017 |
$287,830 |
(a) Prepare a corrected retained earnings
statement. Pronghorn Corp. normally sells investments of the type
mentioned above. FIFO inventory was used in 2017 to compute net
income. (List items that increase adjusted retained
earnings first.)