Grason Corporation is preparing a budgeted balance sheet for 2015. The retained earnings balance at December 31, 2014 was $533,500. The 2015 budgeted income statement shows expected net income of $112,000. The company expects to declare dividends during 2015 amounting to $40,000. The expected balance in retained earnings on the 2015 budgeted balance sheet is.

A. $533,500.
B. $685,500.
C. $493,500.
D. $605,500.
E. $645,500.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.