{"id":179239,"date":"2024-12-30T10:08:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=179239"},"modified":"2024-12-30T10:08:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:08:23","slug":"the-income-statement-for-the-monty-golf-club-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/30\/the-income-statement-for-the-monty-golf-club-inc\/","title":{"rendered":"The income statement for the Monty Golf Club inc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The income statement for the Monty Golf Club inc, for the month ended July 31 shows Service Revenue $16,880,5a laries and Wages Expense \\$9,410, Maintenance and Repairs Expense $3,320, and Income Tax Expense $1,380. The statement of retained earnings shows an opening balance for Retained Earnings of $24,630 and Dividends $2.000. Jestion 3 of 5 -12 Prepare closing journal entries. (List all debit entries before credit entries. If no entry is required, sedect &#8220;No Entry&#8221; for the occount tibles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account tities are outomatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-3-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To prepare the closing journal entries for Monty Golf Club Inc., follow these steps to close the temporary accounts (revenues, expenses, and dividends) into Retained Earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-Step Closing Journal Entries:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Close Revenue Account:<\/strong><br>Transfer the balance of the Service Revenue account to the Income Summary.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   Debit: Service Revenue $16,880  \n   Credit: Income Summary $16,880  <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Close Expense Accounts:<\/strong><br>Transfer the balances of all expense accounts to the Income Summary.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   Debit: Income Summary $14,110  \n       (sum of all expenses: $9,410 + $3,320 + $1,380)  \n   Credit: Salaries and Wages Expense $9,410  \n   Credit: Maintenance and Repairs Expense $3,320  \n   Credit: Income Tax Expense $1,380  <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Close Income Summary:<\/strong><br>Transfer the net income from the Income Summary to Retained Earnings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   Net Income = Service Revenue - Total Expenses  \n   Net Income = $16,880 - $14,110 = $2,770  \n\n   Debit: Income Summary $2,770  \n   Credit: Retained Earnings $2,770  <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Close Dividends:<\/strong><br>Transfer the balance of the Dividends account to Retained Earnings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   Debit: Retained Earnings $2,000  \n   Credit: Dividends $2,000  <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Temporary Accounts:<\/strong> Temporary accounts (revenues, expenses, and dividends) accumulate balances during the period and must be closed to ensure they begin the next period with zero balances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Income Summary Account:<\/strong> This intermediary account is used to summarize the income and expenses, facilitating the calculation of net income before transferring it to Retained Earnings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Retained Earnings Impact:<\/strong> Closing entries adjust Retained Earnings for the period&#8217;s net income and dividends, updating the equity section of the balance sheet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Balancing:<\/strong> Closing all temporary accounts ensures that the accounting equation remains balanced and ready for the next period.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>After posting these entries, all temporary accounts will have zero balances, and the Retained Earnings account will reflect the updated balance for the next period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The income statement for the Monty Golf Club inc, for the month ended July 31 shows Service Revenue $16,880,5a laries and Wages Expense \\$9,410, Maintenance and Repairs Expense $3,320, and Income Tax Expense $1,380. The statement of retained earnings shows an opening balance for Retained Earnings of $24,630 and Dividends $2.000. 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