Given the following information about a corporation's current year activities, compute the retained earnings for the current year. Retained earnings, December 31 (prior year)$280,000Cost of goods sold$90,000Other operating expenses$54,000Cash dividends$31,800Correction of understatement of net income in prior ?period (inventory error)$23,000Stock dividends$20,000Net income$36,000

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Retained Earnings = $287,200

Supporting computations: 

Retained earnings, December 31 (prior year)??$280,000?
 Correction of understatement of net income in????
  Prior (inventory error)??  23,000?
 Retained earnings, adjusted  ?? $303,000?
 Add: Net income??  36,000?
???$339,000?
Less: Cash dividends$31,800???
  Stock dividends20,000?  51,800?
 Retained earnings, current year??$287,200?

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