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 are the profits from past operations a company reinvests in itself rather than pay out as dividends. When a company generates a profit, management has one of two choices: 1) They can either pay it out to shareholders as a cash dividend or 2) retain the earnings and reinvest them in the business.