Space Shuttle. 1  Length Orbiter: 56 meters (184 feet) 2  Width Orbiter: 23 meters (76.6 feet) 3  Takeoff weight: 2,041 metric tons (4.5 million pounds) 4  Fuel weight: 1,937 metric tons (4.3 million pounds), including solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank. 5  Maiden Flight: April 12, 1981.
The Retained Earnings account is a stockholders' equity account that normally has a credit balance. The Retained Earnings account has three componentsârevenues, expenses, and dividends. Revenues increase the balance of retained earnings. Expenses and dividends decrease the balance of retained earnings.
Retained earnings as a balance-sheet account represent the total amount up to a given point in time. Thus, retained earnings at the end of this year is the sum of retained earnings at the end of previous year and income earned during the current year, minus dividends distributed.s temporary accounts, revenues and expenses are closed into the income-summary account at the end of a year. Subsequently, income summary is closed into retained earnings, increasing or decreasing existing retained earnings depending on whether the income summary represents a profit or loss.