Portions of the wages expense account of a business follow: Account Wages Expense Account No. 53 Balance Post. Ref. Cr. Date Item Dr. Cr. Dr. 2018 Dec.26 (1) 125 15,400 800,000 (2) 809,250 31 126 9,250 (3) 31 127 809,250 2019 Jan. 1 (4) 128 9,250 9,250 (5) 129 2 14,800 5,550 a. Indicate the nature of the entry (payment, adjusting, closing, reversing) from which each numbered posting was made. b. Journalize the complete entry from which each numbered posting was made. Close revenues and expenses to D. Bower, Capital.
Portions of the wages expense account of a business follow: Account Wages Expense Account No. 53 Balance Post. Ref. Cr. Date Item Dr. Cr. Dr. 2018 Dec.26 (1) 125 15,400 800,000 (2) 809,250 31 126 9,250 (3) 31 127 809,250 2019 Jan. 1 (4) 128 9,250 9,250 (5) 129 2 14,800 5,550 a. Indicate the nature of the entry (payment, adjusting, closing, reversing) from which each numbered posting was made. b. Journalize the complete entry from which each numbered posting was made. Close revenues and expenses to D. Bower, Capital.
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![Portions of the wages expense account of a business follow:
Account Wages Expense
Account No. 53
Balance
Post.
Ref.
Cr.
Date
Item
Dr.
Cr.
Dr.
2018
Dec.26
(1)
125
15,400
800,000
(2)
809,250
31
126
9,250
(3)
31
127
809,250
2019
Jan. 1
(4)
128
9,250
9,250
(5)
129
2
14,800
5,550
a. Indicate the nature of the entry (payment, adjusting, closing, reversing) from which
each numbered posting was made.
b. Journalize the complete entry from which each numbered posting was made. Close
revenues and expenses to D. Bower, Capital.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F49bd761e-af20-498d-b7d5-ceb45bcdb129%2F9c2ad94f-0808-482c-a3f4-193e93eadfc4%2Fm6twtt.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Portions of the wages expense account of a business follow:
Account Wages Expense
Account No. 53
Balance
Post.
Ref.
Cr.
Date
Item
Dr.
Cr.
Dr.
2018
Dec.26
(1)
125
15,400
800,000
(2)
809,250
31
126
9,250
(3)
31
127
809,250
2019
Jan. 1
(4)
128
9,250
9,250
(5)
129
2
14,800
5,550
a. Indicate the nature of the entry (payment, adjusting, closing, reversing) from which
each numbered posting was made.
b. Journalize the complete entry from which each numbered posting was made. Close
revenues and expenses to D. Bower, Capital.
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