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The following unadjusted trial balance is prepared at fiscal year-end for Nelson

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Question

The following unadjusted trial balance is prepared at fiscal year-end for Nelson Company.

Cash..................................$1000

Merchandise Inventory......12,500

Store supplies...................5,800

Prepaid Insurance............2,400

Store equipment...............42,900

Accumulated depreciation - Store equipment...................$15,250

Accounts payable..............................................................10,000

Common Stock..................................................................5,000

Retained Earnings..............................................................27,000

Dividends.............................................2,200

Sales.................................................................................111,950

Sales discounts................................2,000

Sales returns and allowances..........2,200

Cost of goods sold............................38,400

Depreciation express- Store equipment......0

Salaries expense................................35,000

Insurance expense............................0

Rent expense....................................15,000

Store supplies expense......................0

Advertising expense.........................9,800

Totals......................................................$169,200.........................169,200

Rent expense and salaries expense are equally divided between selling activites and the general and administrative activities. Nelson Company uses a perpetual inventory system.

1. Prepare adjusting journal entries to reflect each of the following:

a. Store supplies still available at fiscal year-end amount to $1,750.

b. Expired insurance, an administrative expense, for the fiscal year is $1,400.

c. Depreciation expense on store equipment, a selling expense is $1,525 for the fiscal year.

d. To estimate shrinkage, a physical count of ending merchandise inventory is taken. It shows $10,900 of inventory is still available at fiscal year-end.

2. Prepare a multiple-step income statement for fiscal year 2015.

3. Comple the statement of retained earnings and the balance sheet.

4. Compute the current ratio, acid-test ratio, and gross margin ratio as of January 31, 2015. (Round ratios to two decimals.)

Explanation / Answer

Answer:1

Date

General Journal

Debit

Credit

Jan 31

Store supplies expense Dr.

4050

To store supplies

(5800 store supplies – 1750)

4050

Jan 31

Insurance Expense Dr.

1400

To prepaid insurance

1400

Jan 31

Depreciation expense – store equipment Dr.

1525

To Accumulated depreciation- store equipment

1525

Jan 31

Cost of goods sold Dr.

1600

To Merchandise inventory

(12500 merchandise inventory – 10900)

1600

Answer:2

Answer:3

Answer:4

Current ratio = Current assets/current liabilities

= 14650/10000 = 1.47

Acid- test ratio = Quick assets (cash)/current liabilities

= 1000/10000 = 0.1

Gross margin ratio = Gross margin/ net sales

=67750/107750 = 0.63

Date

General Journal

Debit

Credit

Jan 31

Store supplies expense Dr.

4050

To store supplies

(5800 store supplies – 1750)

4050

Jan 31

Insurance Expense Dr.

1400

To prepaid insurance

1400

Jan 31

Depreciation expense – store equipment Dr.

1525

To Accumulated depreciation- store equipment

1525

Jan 31

Cost of goods sold Dr.

1600

To Merchandise inventory

(12500 merchandise inventory – 10900)

1600

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