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.
Essentially, retained earnings are what allow a business's balance sheet to ultimately balance. They fit in neatly between the income statement and the balance sheet to tie them together. The income statement records revenue and expenses and allows for an initial retained earnings figure. The retained earnings statement factors in retained earnings carried over from the year before as well as dividend payments. On the balance sheet, the business's total assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity are visible and able to be reconciled as a result of recording retained earnings.