The following information is available for amos company for the year ended december 31, 2017. balance of retained earnings, december 31, 2016, prior to the discovery of the error, $866,000. cash dividends declared and paid during 2017, $25,000. it neglected to record 2015 depreciation expense of $40,600, which is net of $7,200 in tax benefits. the company earned $216,000 in 2017 net income. prepare a 2017 statement of retained earnings for amos company.

Which of the following is likely not a benefit of requiring a grand jury to listen to and examine all of the evidence against a person suspected of committing a serious crime and then independently deciding whether or not to hand down an indictment? 1.the grand jury system provides the accused another safeguard against being sent to trial and facing conviction based on flawed evidence. 2.the members of the grand jury are drawn from the community and are empowered to render independent decisions about whether or not the government has collected enough evidence to bring an individual to trial. 3.the grand jury’s decision can provide prosecutors insight into what is necessary to build a sufficient case if a similar crime is presented later. 4.the grand jury is impaneled to rubber-stamp prosecutors’ cases, which makes it possible for more cases to reach trial.