Question

The following is the income statement for the period ending December 31, Year 1, for Manatee Construction Company:

Answer 1

Answer:

Sales 8,000,000 DEBIT

Gain from the sale of investments 100,000 DEBIT

 Income Summary   8,100,000 CREDIT

--to close revenues and earnings account

Income Summary 8,250,000  DEBIT

  Cost of goods sold                  6,500,000 CREDIT

   Salaries expense                      300,000 CREDIT

   Other administrative expenses 100,000 CREDIT

   Interest expense                       900,000 CREDIT

   Advertising expense                 450,000 CREDIT

--to close expenses account

Retained Earnings 150,000 DEBIT

  Income Summary     150,000 CREDIT

Explanation:

To close the accounts we use the income summary account as an auxiliar tool

The revenues and gains have a normla balance of credit thus, we debit to close them

The expenses are normal balance debit so we credit them against income summary.

Last we transfer the Income Summary account into retained earnings.