Oriole Company reported retained earnings at December 31, 2018, of $312,500. Oriole had 210,000 shares of common stock outstanding at the beginning of 2019. The following transactions occurred during 2019. 1. A cash dividend of $0.50 per share was declared and paid.
2. A 5% stock dividend was declared and distributed when the market price per share was $15 per share.
3. Net income was $282,000.
Retained earning statement :
Compute the ending balance in retained earnings at the end of 2019.

The big black bird company (bbc) has a large order for special plastic-lined military uniforms to be used in an urgent military operation. working the normal two shifts of 4040 hours each per week, the bbc production process usually produces 2 comma 6002,600 uniforms per week at a standard cost of $125125 each. 7070 employees work the first shift and 3030 the second. the contract price is $240240 per uniform. because of the urgent need, bbc is authorized to use around-the-clock production six days per week. when each of the two shifts works 7272 hours per week, production increases to 4 comma 2004,200 uniforms per week but at a cost of $160160 each.