Al's Automotive started the year with total assets of $250,000 and total liabilities of $180,000. During the year the business recorded $375,000 in revenues, $200,000 in expenses, and dividends of $35,000. Stockholders' equity at the end of the year wasA : $210,000B : $455,000C : $270,000D : $520,000

Option A $210,000

Explanation:

As we know that:

Closing Equity = Opening balance + (Revenues - Expenses - Dividends)

To find closing equity we have to find opening equity and the opening balance is the difference of opening assets and opening liabilities so:

Opening Total Equity = Opening Total Assets - Opening Total Liabilities

Putting values we have:

Opening Equity = $250,000 Op. Assets + $180,000 Op. Liabilities

= $70,000 Opening Equity

So putting the value of opening equity we have:

Closing Equity = $70,000 Opening Equity + ($375,000 Revenue - $200,000 Expenses - $35,000 Dividends)

= $70,000 + 140,000 Retained Earnings = $210,000 Closing Equity

So the option A is correct.