O A. there is no need to take a physical count of inventory O B. beginning Merchandise Inventory, Purchases, and Freight In accounts are closed via the Income Summary Account OC. the process for closing the Income Summary and Dividends accounts differs from the process used in the perpetual inventory system O D. an adjusting entry is needed to record the ending Merchandise Inventory account balance

O A. there is no need to take a physical count of inventory O B. beginning Merchandise Inventory, Purchases, and Freight In accounts are closed via the Income Summary Account OC. the process for closing the Income Summary and Dividends accounts differs from the process used in the perpetual inventory system O D. an adjusting entry is needed to record the ending Merchandise Inventory account balance

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Chapter11: Work Sheet And Adjusting Entries

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