Select the statement which best describes the primary purpose of closing entries a. To complete the recording of various transactions which are begun in one period and concluded in a later period b. To determine the amount of net income or net loss for the period c. To reduce the balances of revenue and expense accounts to zero so that they may be used to accumulate the revenues and expenses of the next period d. To facilitate adjusting entries

c. To reduce the balances of revenue and expense accounts to zero so that they may be used to accumulate the revenues and expenses of the next period.

Explanation:

Closing entries are the journal entries that are made at the end of an accounting period in order to be able to transfer temporary accounts to the permanent accounts.

The primary purpose of closing entries is to reduce the balances of revenue and expense accounts to zero so that they may be used to accumulate the revenues and expenses of the next period.

Therefore, the correct option is C.

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.

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