NELSON COMPANY Unadjusted Trial Balance January 31 Debit Credit Cash $ 1,000 Merchandise inventory Store supplies Prepaid insurance Store equipment Accumulated depreciation-Store equipment Accounts payable J. Nelson, Capital J. Nelson, Withdrawals 12,500 5,800 2,400 42,900 $ 15,250 10,000 32,000 2,200 Sales 111,950 Sales discounts Sales returns and allowances Cost of goods sold Depreciation expense-Store equipment Sales salaries expense Office salaries expense Insurance expense 2,000 2,200 38,400 17,500 17,500 7,500 Rent expense-Selling space Rent expense-Office space Store supplies expense Advertising expense 7,500 9,800 Totals $169,200 $169,200

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The following unadjusted trial balance is prepared at fiscal year-end for Nelson Company. Nelson Company
uses a perpetual inventory system. It categorizes the following accounts as selling expenses: Depreciation
Expense—Store Equipment, Sales Salaries Expense, Rent Expense—Selling Space, Store Supplies Expense,
and Advertising Expense. It categorizes the remaining expenses as general and administrative. Required
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 the year ended January 31 that begins with gross sales
and includes separate categories for net sales, cost of goods sold, selling expenses, and general and
administrative expenses.
3. Prepare a single-step income statement for the year ended January 31.
4. Compute the current ratio, acid-test ratio, and gross margin ratio as of January 31. (Round ratios to
two decimals.) 

NELSON COMPANY
Unadjusted Trial Balance
January 31
Debit
Credit
Cash
$ 1,000
Merchandise inventory
Store supplies
Prepaid insurance
Store equipment
Accumulated depreciation-Store equipment
Accounts payable
J. Nelson, Capital
J. Nelson, Withdrawals
12,500
5,800
2,400
42,900
$ 15,250
10,000
32,000
2,200
Sales
111,950
Sales discounts
Sales returns and allowances
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation expense-Store equipment
Sales salaries expense
Office salaries expense
Insurance expense
2,000
2,200
38,400
17,500
17,500
7,500
Rent expense-Selling space
Rent expense-Office space
Store supplies expense
Advertising expense
7,500
9,800
Totals
$169,200
$169,200
Transcribed Image Text:NELSON COMPANY Unadjusted Trial Balance January 31 Debit Credit Cash $ 1,000 Merchandise inventory Store supplies Prepaid insurance Store equipment Accumulated depreciation-Store equipment Accounts payable J. Nelson, Capital J. Nelson, Withdrawals 12,500 5,800 2,400 42,900 $ 15,250 10,000 32,000 2,200 Sales 111,950 Sales discounts Sales returns and allowances Cost of goods sold Depreciation expense-Store equipment Sales salaries expense Office salaries expense Insurance expense 2,000 2,200 38,400 17,500 17,500 7,500 Rent expense-Selling space Rent expense-Office space Store supplies expense Advertising expense 7,500 9,800 Totals $169,200 $169,200
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