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 shows the cumulative profits of a business over time. Each year, the retained earnings balance on the first day of the fiscal year is equal to the ending retained earnings balance from the end of the last year.eginning with ending retained earnings, add back any dividends paid. Then subtract net income from the current period, as shown on the income statement. The result is the beginning retained earnings.