easy · Principles of Finance

If a company's Net Income for the year is exactly equal to the total Dividends it paid out, what happens to the Retained Earnings balance?

1. It remains unchanged.
2. It increases by the amount of the net income.
3. It decreases by the amount of the dividend.
4. It is reset to zero at the end of every year.

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