The following is a partial list of balances for the Snowden Company as of December 31 of the current year. Prepare journal entries to close the pertinent accounts, using the 2-step process. Cash $ 110,000 Accounts Receivable 94,000 Prepaid Insurance 3,200 Equipment 250,000 Accounts Payable 12,000 Common Stock 95,000 Dividends 15,000 Fees Earned 240,000 Rent Expense 40,000 Wages Expense 55,000 Insurance Expense 24,000 Miscellaneous Expense 8,400

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?