Ace Company reports revenues of $40,000 and expenses of $31,000. The company paid $5,000 cash in dividends this period. After closing entries are recorded, determine the amount of the increase or decrease in the Retained Earnings account.

Salamon, Inc. had Retained earnings of $400,000 on 1/1/22. The company earned $250,000 forthe year ended 12/31/22. The company declared a cash dividend of $75,000 and a stockdividend of $20,000 during the year.a. Prepare the journal entries to close net income and dividends into retained earnings.b. Prepare a Retained Earnings Statement for the year ended 12/31/22.

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The following transactions apply to Jova Company for Year 1, the first year of operation:   Issued $13,500 of common stock for cash. Recognized $68,500 of service revenue earned on account. Collected $60,800 from accounts receivable. Paid operating expenses of $35,600. Adjusted accounts to recognize uncollectible accounts expense. Jova uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts and estimates that uncollectible accounts expense will be 2 percent of sales on account.   The following transactions apply to Jova for Year 2:   Recognized $76,000 of service revenue on account. Collected $68,800 from accounts receivable. Determined that $970 of the accounts receivable were uncollectible and wrote them off. Collected $200 of an account that had previously been written off. Paid $49,200 cash for operating expenses. Adjusted the accounts to recognize uncollectible accounts expense for Year 2. Jova estimates uncollectible accounts expense will be 1.0…