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Stellar Corporation began operations on January 1, 2014. During its first 3 years of operations, Stellar reported net income and declared dividends as follows.

Net income

Dividends declared

2014 $49,500 $ 0
2015 128,600 59,600
2016 161,000 58,800
The following information relates to 2017.
Income before income tax $231,000
Prior period adjustment: understatement of 2015 depreciation expense (before taxes) $32,000
Cumulative decrease in income from change in inventory methods (before taxes) $44,800
Dividends declared (of this amount, $32,000 will be paid on January 15, 2018) $118,400
Effective tax rate 40 %
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Prepare a 2017 retained earnings statement for Stellar Corporation. (List items that increase adjusted retained earnings first.)
STELLAR CORPORATION Retained Earnings Statement

image December 31, 2017For the Year Ended December 31, 2017For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2017

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Assume Stellar Corporation restricted retained earnings in the amount of $74,150 on December 31, 2017. After this action, what would Stellar report as total retained earnings in its December 31, 2017, balance sheet?
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