Answer: $700,000
Explanation: Retained earnings is the amount of earnings left with the company after paying for dividends of common stockholders.
Retained earnings break even can be computed as follows :-
[tex]Break\:even=\frac{retained\:earnings}{equity\:ratio}[/tex]
where,
retained earnings = net income (1- payout ratio)
= $525,000 (1 - 60%)
= $210,000
therefore,
[tex]Break\:even=\frac{210,000}{0.3}[/tex]
=$700,000