Hal Smith Opened Smith's Repairs on March 1 of the Current

question 53

Multiple Choice

Hal Smith opened Smith's Repairs on March 1 of the current year. During March, the following transactions occurred and were recorded in the company's books: 1. Smith invested $25,000 cash in the business.
2) Smith contributed $100,000 of equipment to the business.
3) The company paid $2,000 cash to rent office space for the month.
4) The company received $16,000 cash for repair services provided during March.
5) The company paid $6,200 for salaries for the month.
6) The company provided $3,000 of services to customers on account.
7) The company paid cash of $500 for monthly utilities.
8) The company received $3,100 cash in advance of providing repair services to a customer.
9) Smith withdrew $5,000 for his personal use from the company.
Based on this information, net income for March would be:

• A) $10,300.
• B) $13,400.
• C) $5,300.
• D) $8,400.
• E) $13,500.

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Definitions:

Closing Process

The procedure used in accounting to close out accounts at the end of an accounting period, summarizing revenues and expenses and showing net income or loss.

Income Summary

An account to which all income statement account balances are transferred at the end of an accounting period to determine the net profit or loss.

Net Loss

The amount by which total expenses exceed total revenues for a business, indicating a financial loss.

Income Summary Account

An account used in closing process to aggregate all income and expenses accounts before determining and transferring the net income or loss to the capital account.