What Are Some of the Gains from Trade

question 54

Essay

What are some of the gains from trade?

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Definitions:

Salaries Payable

An account reflecting the debts to workers for performed but unpaid work.

Closing Entry

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent accounts, ultimately resetting the balances of temporary accounts to zero.

Income Summary

An account used in the closing process that summarizes the results of operations by collecting all revenue and expense account balances before determining the net income or loss.

Retained Earnings

The cumulative amount of profits that have been reinvested in the business rather than distributed to shareholders as dividends.