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Exercise 4-12 Pharoah Corporation began operations on January 1, 2014. During its first 3 years of operations, Pharoah reported net income and declared dividends as follows: Net income Dividends declared 2014 $43,400 $ –0– 2015 131,800 57,500 2016 164,000 52,400 The following information relates to 2017. Income before income tax $242,600 Prior period adjustment: understatement of 2015 depreciation expense (before taxes) $34,700 Cumulative decrease in income from change in inventory methods (before taxes) $36,100 Dividends declared (of this amount, $34,700 will be paid on January 15, 2018) $109,900 Effective tax rate 40 % Prepare a 2017 retained earnings statement for Pharoah Corporation. (List items that increase adjusted retained earnings first.) PHAROAH CORPORATION Retained Earnings Statement $ : : $ Assume Pharoah Corporation restricted retained earnings in the amount of $75,260 on December 31, 2017. After this action, what would Pharoah report as total retained earnings in its December 31, 2017, balance sheet? Total retained earnings $
Reatined Earnings Statement | |
Balance, January 1 | 229,300 |
Correction for depreciation
error(net of Tax) (34700-34700*40% ) |
(20,820) |
Cumulative decrease in income
from change in inventory methods (36100-36100*40%) |
(21,660) |
Balance, January 1 Adjusted | 186,820 |
Add: Net income- 2017 (242600*.6) | 145,560 |
Subtotal | 332,380 |
Less: Dividend Declared | (109,900) |
Balance, Dec 31 | 222,480 |
Workings:
Year | Net Income | Dividend | Net Earnings |
2014 | 43,400 | - | 43,400 |
2015 | 131,800 | 57,500 | 74,300 |
2016 | 164,000 | 52,400 | 111,600 |
Retained Earnings , Balance Jan 1 | 229,300 |
2017 | |
Income before income tax | 242,600 |
understatement of 2015 depreciation expense | 34,700 |
Cumulative decrease in income from change in inventory methods | 36,100 |
Dividends declared | 109,900 |
Tax Rate | 40% |
Part b:
The Total Retained Earnings will be same 222,480. It just labes part of the earnings as restricted and not available for distribution.
Reatined Earnings | |
Appropriated | 75,260 |
Unappropriated | 147,220 |
Total | 222,480 |
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