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Question
Answer in one sentence.
What are retained earnings?
Solution 1
Retained earnings are the earnings of the company which are retained (reinvested) in the business.
Solution 2
Retained earnings are the earnings that remain after dividends have been paid and reinvested in the business. It is also known as the ploughback of profits or the self-funding technique of finance.
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