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- February 7, 2014 at 8:57 pm #156084
Assets-Liabilities+share capital=Retained Earnings.
Assets-Liabilities-Capital=Retained earnings.
Assets=Liabilities-Capital+Retained Earnings.The answer is:
Assets-Liabilities-Capital=Retained earnings.But can someone explain to me what is the difference between these two?
Assets-Liabilities+share capital=Retained Earnings.
Assets-Liabilities-Capital=Retained earnings.In basic maths dont you add before subtracting?
Or is it the difference between Capital and Share Capital?February 8, 2014 at 7:59 am #156594Capital and share capital are the same thing, but (assets – liabilities + capital) certainly does not equal (assets – liabilities – capital).
It doesn’t matter whether you add first or subtract first. Make up some numbers and try it!!
Suppose assets = 500; liabilities = 200; capital = 100
Assets – liabilities + capital = 500 – 200 + 100 = 400
Assets – liabilities – capital = 500 – 200 – 100 = 200They are not the same 🙂
February 8, 2014 at 10:13 am #156732Ahhh adding a plus to a minus doesnt increase the minus. Silly. Thanks John (On both answers!).
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