Homer's negligence caused an automobile accident with bart. as a result of the collision, bart's car collides with a telephone pole, causing it to fall. the falling pole then takes out some electrical power lines. the resulting power outage leaves patty without any light in her apartment. as she fumbles in the darkness, she trips over her cat, falls, and is injured. patty sues homer. in order to avoid liability, homer's best defense is that: a. there is no actual cause between the negligence and the injuryb. there is no proximate cause between the breach of duty and the injuryc. bart's car was the one that collided with the telephone poled. the electrical power lines should not have fallen under the force of a car

A. determine the amount of retained earnings as of january 1, 2018. b. after looking at the amount of retained earnings, the chief executive officer (ceo) wants to pay a $1,000 cash dividend to the stockholders. can the company pay this dividend? c. as of january 1, 2018, what percentage of the assets were acquired from creditors? d. as of january 1, 2018, what percentage of the assets were acquired from investors? e. as of january 1, 2018, what percentage of the assets were acquired from retained earnings? f. create an accounting equation using percentages instead of dollar amounts on the right side of the equation. g. during 2018, carter company earned cash revenue of $1,800, paid cash expenses of $1,200, and paid a cash dividend of $500. (hint: it is to record these events under an accounting equation before preparing the statements.) g-1. prepare an income statement dated december 31, 2018. g-2. prepare a statement of changes in stockholders’ equity dated december 31, 2018. g-3. prepare a balance sheet dated december 31, 2018. g-4. prepare a statement of cash flows dated december 31, 2018. j. what is the balance in the revenue account on january 1, 2019?