In: Accounting
| On December 31, after adjustments, Gomez Company's ledger contains the following account balances: | 
| 101 | Cash | $ | 47,200 | Dr. | ||||
| 111 | Accounts Receivable | 17,800 | Dr. | |||||
| 121 | Supplies | 4,000 | Dr. | |||||
| 131 | Prepaid Rent | 40,600 | Dr. | |||||
| 141 | Equipment | 64,000 | Dr. | |||||
| 142 | Accumulated Depreciation—Equip. | 2,000 | Cr. | |||||
| 202 | Accounts Payable | 8,500 | Cr. | |||||
| 301 | Andrea Gomez, Capital (12/1/2016) | 65,620 | Cr. | |||||
| 302 | Andrea Gomez, Drawing | 8,200 | Dr. | |||||
| 401 | Fees Income | 163,600 | Cr. | |||||
| 511 | Advertising Expense | 5,800 | Dr. | |||||
| 514 | Depreciation Expense—Equip. | 1,000 | Dr. | |||||
| 517 | Rent Expense | 4,600 | Dr. | |||||
| 519 | Salaries Expense | 38,800 | Dr. | |||||
| 523 | Utilities Expense | 7,720 | Dr. | |||||
2. Post the closing entries to the general ledger accounts. Hint: Be sure to enter beginning balances. Analyze: What is the balance of the salaries expense account after closing entries are posted?
| Closing entries: | ||||||||
| Date | General journal | Debit | Credit | |||||
| Dec 31. | Fees Income | 163600 | ||||||
| Income summary | 163600 | |||||||
| (To close revenue account) | ||||||||
| Dec 31. | Income summary | 57,920 | ||||||
| Advertising Expense | 5,800 | |||||||
| Depreciation Expense—Equip. | 1,000 | |||||||
| Rent Expense | 4,600 | |||||||
| Salaries Expense | 38,800 | |||||||
| Utilities Expense | 7,720 | |||||||
| (To close expense accounts) | ||||||||
| Dec 31. | Income summary | (163600-57920) | 105680 | |||||
| Andrea Gomez, Capital | 105680 | |||||||
| (To close income summary account) | ||||||||
| Dec 31. | Andrea Gomez, Capital | 8200 | ||||||
| Andrea Gomez, Drawing | 8200 | |||||||
| (To close drawing account) | ||||||||
| Andrea Gomez, Capital | Andrea Gomez, Drawing | |||||||
| Date | Debit | Date | Credit | Date | Debit | Date | Credit | |
| Dec 31. | 8200 | Bal. | 65620 | Bal. | 8200 | Dec 31. | 8200 | |
| Dec 31. | 105680 | 8200 | 8200 | |||||
| 8200 | 171300 | |||||||
| 163100 | ||||||||
| Fees Income | Advertising Expense | |||||||
| Date | Debit | Date | Credit | Date | Debit | Date | Credit | |
| Dec 31. | 163600 | Bal. | 163600 | Bal. | 5800 | Dec 31. | 5800 | |
| 163600 | 163600 | 5800 | 5800 | |||||
| Depreciation Expense—Equip. | Rent Expense | |||||||
| Date | Debit | Date | Credit | Date | Debit | Date | Credit | |
| Bal. | 1000 | Dec 31. | 1000 | Bal. | 4600 | Dec 31. | 4600 | |
| 1000 | 1000 | 4600 | 4600 | |||||
| Salaries Expense | Utilities Expense | |||||||
| Date | Debit | Date | Credit | Date | Debit | Date | Credit | |
| Bal. | 38800 | Dec 31. | 38800 | Bal. | 7720 | Dec 31. | 7720 | |
| 38800 | 38800 | 7720 | 7720 | |||||
| Income summary | ||||||||
| Date | Debit | Date | Credit | |||||
| Dec 31. | 57920 | Dec 31. | 163600 | |||||
| Dec 31. | 105680 | |||||||
| 163600 | 163600 | |||||||
| balance of the salaries expense account after closing entries are posted=$ 0 |