Given the Following Adjusted Trial Balance: After Closing Entries

question 245

Multiple Choice

Given the following adjusted trial balance: After closing entries have been posted, the balance in retained earnings will be:

• A)$3,306.
• B)$3,220.
• C)$3,490.
• D)$3,404.

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Definitions:

Real Account

Permanent accounts in accounting that are not closed at the end of the accounting period, including assets, liabilities, and equity accounts.

Nominal Account

Refers to accounts that track revenues, expenses, gains, and losses; these accounts are closed at the end of each accounting period.

Ledger Accounts

These are individual accounts in accounting that record transactions related to a company's assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses in a double-entry bookkeeping system.

Net Income

Represents the total profit of a company after all expenses, taxes, and costs have been subtracted from total revenues.