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Alcor and Vax Inc, Both Canadian Private Companies, Formed a Joint

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Alcor and Vax Inc, both Canadian private companies, formed a joint venture on January 1, 2020 called Inventure Inc. Alcor and Vax each hold a 50% in the venture and share equally in any profits or losses arising from the venture.
The following statements were prepared on December 31, 2020.
Balance Sheets
 Alcor  Inventure  Current Assets $40,000$20,000 Investment in Inventure $20,000 Fixed Assets $200,000$80,000 Accumulated Depreciation ($80,000)($10,000) Other Assets $50,000$60,000 Total Assets $230,000$150,000 Current Liabilities $34,000$70,000 Long-Term Debt $20,000$30,000 Common Shares $90,000$40,000 Retained Earnings, Jan 1 $56,000 Net Income for the year $30,000$10,000 Liabilities and Equity $230,000$150,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Alcor } & \text { Inventure } \\\hline \text { Current Assets } & \$ 40,000 & \$ 20,000 \\\hline \text { Investment in Inventure } & \$ 20,000 & \\\hline \text { Fixed Assets } & \$ 200,000 & \$ 80,000 \\\hline \text { Accumulated Depreciation } & (\$ 80,000) & (\$ 10,000) \\\hline \text { Other Assets } & \$ 50,000 & \$ 60,000 \\\hline \text { Total Assets } & \$ 230,000 & \$ 150,000 \\\hline \text { Current Liabilities } & \$ 34,000 & \$ 70,000 \\\hline \text { Long-Term Debt } & \$ 20,000 & \$ 30,000 \\\hline \text { Common Shares } & \$ 90,000 & \$ 40,000 \\\hline \text { Retained Earnings, Jan 1 } & \$ 56,000 & \\\hline \text { Net Income for the year } & \$ 30,000 & \$ 10,000 \\\hline \text { Liabilities and Equity } & \$ 230,000 & \$ 150,000 \\\hline\end{array} Other Information:
During 2020, Inventure purchased $10,000 from Alcor. Alcor recorded a gross profit of $2,000 on these sales.
On December 31, 2020, Inventure's inventories contained half of the merchandise purchased from Alcor. Alcor uses the cost method to account for its Investment in Inventure and uses the equity method to report its investment in the joint venture. An income tax allocation rate of 20% applies.
Compute Alcor's Retained Earnings as at December 31, 2020.

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