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A repair shop earns money by fixing a customer's machine. Which account is most appropriate to record this income from providing a service?
ACash
BAccounts Payable
CFees Earned
DWages Expense
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Fees Earned
1. Income from a business doing the activity it is set up to do is revenue.
2. Fees Earned is the account used to record income generated from providing a service.
3. Cash records money held, not the act of earning revenue, so it is ruled out.
4. Accounts Payable is a liability and Wages Expense is a cost, so neither records service income.
5. Therefore Fees Earned is the correct revenue account.
_Source: Jonick, Principles of Financial Accounting (CC BY-SA 4.0), §1.1 "Introducing Accounts and Balances", p.11_