Hammerstone Consulting provides risk management services to individuals and to corporate clients. The company closes its temporary

Question:

Hammerstone Consulting provides risk management services to individuals and to corporate clients. The company closes its temporary accounts once each year on December 31. The company recently issued the following income statement as part of its annual report.

The firm's statement of retained earnings indicates that a $37,500 cash dividend was declared and paid in the current year.
a. Prepare the necessary closing entries on December 31, current year.
b. If the firm's Retained Earnings account had a $450,000 balance on January 1, current year, at what amount should Retained Earnings be reported in the firm's balance sheet dated December 31, current year?

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