Question: S . J . Boylan Engineering Group receives royalties on a technical manual written by two of its engineers and sold to William B .

S. J. Boylan Engineering Group receives royalties on a technical manual written by two of its engineers and sold to William B. Irving Publishing, Incorporated. Royalties are 10% of net sales, receivable on October 1 for sales in January through June and on April 1 for sales in July through December of the prior year. Sales of the manual began in July 2023, and Boylan accrued royalty revenue of $41,400 at December 31,2023, as follows:
General JournalDebitCreditReceivableroyalty revenue41,400Royalty revenue41,400
Boylan received royalties of $49,000 on April 1,2024, and $53,000 on October 1,2024. Irving indicated to Boylan on December 31 that book sales subject to royalties for the second half of 2024 are expected to be $630,000.
Required:
1. & 2. Prepare any necessary journal entry related to royalty revenue for 2024 and record adjustment, if any, made to retained earnings in the 2023 financial statements.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.

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