
1) Equity is the sum of what initial stockholders paid when they bought Company shares and the earnings that the company has retained over the years.
Shareholders Equity consist of :
Equity shares
Add: Retained Earning
= Shareholders Equity.
Second option is incorrect because it's not the difference between retained earnings and paid up capital makes shareholders Equity,Infact both together form as shareholders Equity funds.
2)Calculation of dividend paid out
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Current year retained earnings Calculation |
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| Current year Retained Earning | $660million |
| Less: last year Retained earning | $561 |
| Current year Retained earning | $99 |
| Calculation of Dividend paid out this year. | |
| Net Income | $132 million |
| Less: Current year Retained earning | $99million |
| Dividend | $33million |
Company has paid out $33million as dividend this year.
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Transactions
The shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet of The
Claremont Company appeared as follows at the end of the first year
of operations:
Common stock, $0.1 par value
$600,000
Additional paid-in-capital
89,400,000
Retained earnings
32,000,000
Treasury stock
(7,500,000)
Shareholders’ equity
$114,500,000
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occurred:
Generated net income of $6 million.
Paid a cash dividend of $1.5 million.
Purchased 100,000 shares of common stock at $9.5 per
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