amount of retained earnings

D’Lite Dry Cleaners is owned and operated by Joel Palk. A building and equipment are currently being rented, pending expansion to new facilities. The actual work of dry cleaning is done by another company at wholesale rates. The assets, liabilities, and common stock of the business on July 1, 2016, are as follows: Cash, $32,000; Accounts Receivable, $80,000; Supplies, $12,000; Land, $56,000; Accounts Payable, $38,000; Common Stock, $50,000. Business transactionsduring July are summarized as follows:
A. Joel Palk invested additional cash in exchange for common stock with a deposit of $21,000 in the business bank account.
B. Purchased land adjacent to land currently owned by D’Lite Dry Cleaners to use in the future as a parking lot, paying cash of $35,000.
C. Paid rent for the month, $3,000.
D. Charged customers for dry cleaning revenue on account, $76,000.
E. Paid creditors on account, $18,200.
F. Purchased supplies on account, $7,000.
G. Received cash from cash customers for dry cleaning revenue, $39,000.
H. Received cash from customers on account, $79,000.
I. Received monthly invoice for dry cleaning expense for November (to be paid on December 10), $29,600.
J. Paid the following: wages expense, $20,000; truck expense, $2,200; utilities expense, $1,500; miscellaneous expense, $1,000.
K. Determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $9,800; therefore, the cost of supplies used during the month was $9,200.
L. Paid dividends, $4,000.
Required:
1. Determine the amount of retained earnings as of July 1 of the current year.
2. The assets, liabilities, andstockholders’ equity as of July 1 are stated in equation form similar to that shown in this chapter. In tabular form below the equation, indicate increases and decreases resulting from each transaction and the new balances after each transaction. In each transaction row (rows indicated by a letter), you must indicate the math sign (+ or -) in columns effected by the transaction. You will not need to enter math signs in the balance rows (rows indicated byBal.). Entries of 0 (zero) are not required and will be cleared if entered.
3.a. Prepare anincome statement for the month ended July 31, 2016. Refer to theAccounts in the accounting equation grid and to the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. If a net loss has been incurred, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign. You will not need to enter colons (:) on the income statement.
3.b. Prepare aretained earnings statement for the month ended July 31, 2016. Refer to the lists ofAccounts in the accounting equation grid and to the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. The word “Less” or “Add” is not needed in the Retained Earnings Statement.
3.c. Prepare abalance sheet as of July 31, 2016. Refer to theAccounts in the accounting equation grid and to the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading.
4. Prepare astatement of cash flows for July. Enter amounts that represent cash outflows as negative numbers using a minus sign. Refer to the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. You will not need to enter colons (:) or the wordDeduct on the statement.