Eddie Zambrano Corporation began operations on January 1, 2011. During its first 3 years of operations

profileaccounting teacher
 (Not rated)
 (Not rated)
Chat
E4-12 (Retained Earnings Statement) Eddie Zambrano Corporation began operations on January 1, 2011. During its first 3 years of operations, Zambrano reported net income and declared dividends as follows.
 
 YearNet incomeDividends declared 
 2013$40,000 $0  
 2014125,00050,000 
 2015160,00050,000 
 
The following information relates to 2014: 
Income before income taxes$240,000
Prior period adjustment: Understatement of 2012 depreciation expense. 
(Before taxes)$25,000
Cumulative decrease in income from change in inventory methods (before taxes)$35,000
Dividends declared$100,000
Of the dividends declared to date, the amount that will be paid on Jan 15, 2015 is:$25,000
Effective tax rate40%
 
Instructions:

(a) Prepare a 2014 retained earnings statement for Eddie Zambrano Corporation.

(b) AssumeEddie Zambrano Corp. restricted retained earnings in the amount of$70,000
    on December 31, 2014. After this action, what would Zambrano report as total retained earnings in its
    December 31, 201
4, balance sheet?
    • 11 years ago
    Eddie Zambrano Corporation began operations on January 1, 2011. During its first 3 years of operations
    NOT RATED

    Purchase the answer to view it

    blurred-text
    • attachment
      e4-12_eddie_zambrano.xls