8. Shown below are a company's ledger accounts and their end-of-period balances after adjustments and before closing entries are posted.
Retained earnings...........$14,000
Dividends.......................19,200
Sales Revenue...............58,000
Rent expense................7,200
Salaries expense...........14,400
Insurance expense...............840
Depr. Expense-equipment......900
Accum depr- equipment........2,500
Required: What amount will be the ending Retained Earnings? (Assume all accounts have normal balances.)
ANSWER : RETAINED EARNINGS AT THE YEAR ENDING IS $29,460
EXPLANATION
step1 :calculate NET NCOME
sales revenue | $58,000 | |
operating expenses | ||
rent expense | 7200 | |
nsurance expense | 840 | |
salaries expense | 14,400 | |
depreciation expense | 900 | 23340 |
NET INCOME | $34,660 |
step2 : retain earnings statement
statement of Retain earnings for end of the year
opening retain earnings | $14,000 |
net income | 34,660 |
SUB TOTAL | 48,660 |
less dividends | (19,200) |
Retain Earnings end of the year | 29,460 |
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