On july 1, cooper corporation received $20,000 from smith industries in exchange for services performed. what accounting entries should cooper make to record this event, and why

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It is given that on July 1, Cooper Corporation received $20,000 from Smith Industries in exchange for services performed. The accounting entries that Cooper Corporation should make to record this event is:

Cash                                               $20,000
                Service Revenue                                  $20,000

It is because Cooper Corporation received a service made by the 
Smith Industries, thus it increased the cash or debited the cash account and there is increase on its income (credit side).