At the beginning of its 2010 calendar-year accounting

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At the beginning of its 2010 calendar-year accounting period, ABC, Inc. had retained earning of $1,500,000. During 2010, ABC reported income from continuing operations before taxes of $400,000. The following additional transactions occurred in 2010 but were not included in the $400,000. Assume all of the following were material.

1. At the beginning of 2008, the company purchased a machine for $ 10,000 that they expensed during 2008. The company would normally have used the straight-line depreciation method with a $1,000 salvage value and 10 year useful life. This was discovered as the accountant was reviewing the information for the 2010 financial statements. Depreciation expense on this machine for 2010 was not included in the $400,000 above.

2. ABC had a gain on sale of a plant asset of $5,000 (pre-tax).

3. ABC had an uninsured flood loss of $50,000 (pre-tax) which was considered to be extraordinary.

4. ABC declared and paid cash dividends of $100,000 on its common stock.

What is the ending Retained Earnings balance for ABC, Inc. as of December 31, 2010?

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