Question

Power Drive Corporation designs and produces a line of golf equipment and golf apparel. Power Drive has 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding as of the beginning of 2021. Power Drive has the following transactions affecting stockholders' equity in 2021.

March		1		Issues 52,000 additional shares of $1 par value common stock for $49 per share.
May		10		Purchases 4,700 shares of treasury stock for $52 per share.
June		1		Declares a cash dividend of $1.35 per share to all stockholders of record on June 15. (Hint: Dividends are not paid on treasury stock.)
July		1		Pays the cash dividend declared on June 1.
October		21		Resells 2,350 shares of treasury stock purchased on May 10 for $57 per share.

Power Drive Corporation has the following beginning balances in its stockholders' equity accounts on January 1, 2021: Common Stock, $100,000; Additional Paid-in Capital, $4,200,000; and Retained Earnings, $1,700,000. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021, is $570,000.

Required:
Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet for Power Drive Corporation as of December 31, 2021. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)

I just need RETAINED Earnings because i have been trying for days and cannot find it.

Answer 1

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Power Drive Corporation
Balance sheet
(Stockholder's Equity Section)
At December 31, 2021
Stockholder's Equity:
Common stock	$                1,52,000
Additional Paid - in - Capital	$             67,07,750
Total Paid - in Capital	$             68,59,750
Retained earnings	$             20,71,145
Treasury Stock	$              -1,22,200
Total Stockholder's Equity	$             88,08,695
Workings:
Paid in capital in excess of par value, Common stock (52000 X $48)	$             24,96,000
Paid in capital in from sale of treasury stock [2350 X ($57-$52)]	$                   11,750
Additional Paid - in - Capital	$             25,07,750
Dividend declared [(152000 - 4700) X $1.35]	$                1,98,855
Treasury Stock [(4700-2350)*52]	$                1,22,200
	Beginning balance	Addition	Deduction	Ending balance
Common stock	$                1,00,000	$             52,000		$           1,52,000
Additional Paid - in - Capital	$             42,00,000	$       25,07,750		$         67,07,750
Retained earnings	$             17,00,000	$          5,70,000	$          1,98,855	$         20,71,145