Answer:
Dividends = $127,500
Explanation:
Heaton Industries Inc.
Statement of Retained Earnings
For the year ended, December 31, 2020
Balances, January 1, 2020 $555,000
Add: Net Income $172,500
$727,500
Less: Dividends (Note - 1) $(127,500)
Ending balance of retained earnings $600,000
Note - 1: Calculation
Balance after net income - dividends = ending balance
or, $727,500 - dividends = $600,000
or, $727,500 - $600,000 = dividends
or, dividends = $127,500