The ledger of Rios Company contains the following balances: Retained Earnings $30,000; Dividends $2,000; Service Revenue $50,000; Salaries and Wages Expense $27,000; and Supplies Expense $7,000. The closing entries are as follows: (1)   Close revenue accounts.   (2) Close expense accounts.   (3) Close net income/(loss).   (4) Close dividends.   Enter the balances in the T-accounts, post the closing entries in the order presented in the problem and use the numbers as a reference

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The ledger of Rios Company contains the following balances: Retained Earnings $30,000; Dividends $2,000; Service Revenue $50,000; Salaries and Wages Expense $27,000; and Supplies Expense $7,000.

The closing entries are as follows:

(1)   Close revenue accounts.  
(2) Close expense accounts.  
(3) Close net income/(loss).  
(4) Close dividends.  


Enter the balances in the T-accounts, post the closing entries in the order presented in the problem and use the numbers as a reference.

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