单选题

The following information about a company is provided:

Account   $Thousands
Contributed capital,beginning of the year 50 
Retained earnings, beginning of the year 225
Sales revenues earned during the year 450
Investment income earned during the year 5
Total expenses paid during the year 402
Dividends paid during the year 10
Total assets, end of the year 800

Total liabilities (in $ thousands) at the end of the year are closest to:

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

Given Assets = Liabilities + Equity. First calculate ending equity ($318, see calculation in the following table).
$800 = Liabilities + $318, Total liabilities = $482.