Nix’It Company’s ledger on July 31, its fiscal year-end, includes the following selected accounts that have normal balances (Nix’It uses the perpetual inventory system).                   Merchandise inventory $ 40,300   Sales returns and allowances $ 6,000 T. Nix, Capital   120,300   Cost of goods sold   106,500 T. Nix, Withdrawals   7,000   Depreciation expense   10,800 Sales   159,200   Salaries expense   35,000 Sales discounts   3,400   Miscellaneous expenses   5,000   A physical count of its July 31 year-end inventory discloses that the cost of the merchandise inventory still available is $38,900.   Prepare journal entries to close the balances in temporary revenue and expense accounts. Remember to consider the entry for shrinkage from QS 5-9.

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Nix’It Company’s ledger on July 31, its fiscal year-end, includes the following selected accounts that have normal balances (Nix’It uses the perpetual inventory system).
 

               
Merchandise inventory $ 40,300   Sales returns and allowances $ 6,000
T. Nix, Capital   120,300   Cost of goods sold   106,500
T. Nix, Withdrawals   7,000   Depreciation expense   10,800
Sales   159,200   Salaries expense   35,000
Sales discounts   3,400   Miscellaneous expenses   5,000
 

A physical count of its July 31 year-end inventory discloses that the cost of the merchandise inventory still available is $38,900.

 

Prepare journal entries to close the balances in temporary revenue and expense accounts. Remember to consider the entry for shrinkage from QS 5-9. (The solution from QS 5-9 is required to complete this question.)

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