Intermediate Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780136912644
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon; Jana S. Raedy; Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.18BE
Closing Entries. Readers, Inc., an online bookstore, had the following account balances at year-end: Sales Revenue of $420,000; Cost of Goods Sold of $240,000: Salary Expense of $120.000; Insurance Expense of $5,000. Also, it declared and paid a dividend in the amount of $10 000 at year-end. Prepare the necessary closing entries for Readers. Omit explanations.
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