The ledger of Mai Company includes the following accounts with normal balances as of December 31: Common Stock $10,800; Dividends $1,700; Services Revenue $31,000; Wages Expense $17,400; and Rent Expense $5,200. Prepare its December 31 closing entries.

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Explanation:

The closing entries for the following accounts are shown below:

1. Service Revenue A/c Dr  $31,000

                          To Income Summary $31,000

(Being revenue account closed)

2. Income summary A/c Dr $22,600

                               To Wages Expense $17,400

                                To Rent Expense $5,200

(Being expenses accounts are closed)

3. Income summary A/c Dr $8,400

                  To Retained earning $8,400

(Being the difference is credited to retained earning)

4. Retained earnings A/c Dr $1,700

             To Dividend A/c $1,700

(Being dividend account is closed)

The computation of the retained earning is shown below:

= Total revenues - total expenses

= $31,000 - $22,600

= $8,400

Closing entries are termed as the journal entries that are recorded at the end of the accounting or the financial period or year. It involves the temporary form of income statement and the balance sheet.

The closing entries of all the accounts have been attached below.  

The computation of the retained earning is:

= Total revenues - total expenses

= $31,000 - $22,600

= $8,400

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