Sally and Joe Recently Graduated from College, Both Majoring in History

question 34

Essay

Sally and Joe recently graduated from college, both majoring in history. Joe took a prestigious job as a legal clerk. Sally took a job as a specialist in fighting forest fires. Both received additional training before entering their jobs. Who will likely earn a higher salary and why?

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Definitions:

Closing Entries

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

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.

Income Summary

Income summary is an account where revenues and expenses are accumulated to calculate net income or loss for a specific period before transferring to the capital account.

Temporary Account

An account used to accumulate transaction information during a single accounting period, which is then transferred to permanent accounts.