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Valley Company’s adjusted trial balance on August 31, its fiscal year-end, follows. It categorizes the following accounts as selling expenses: sales salaries expense, rent expense—selling space, store supplies expense, and advertising expense. It categorizes the remaining expenses as general and administrative.
Debit | Credit | ||||||
Merchandise inventory (ending) | $ | 41000 | |||||
Other (noninventory) assets | 130400 | ||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 25,000 | |||||
Common stock | 10,000 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 94550 | ||||||
Dividends | 8,000 | ||||||
Sales | 225600 | ||||||
Sales discounts | 2250 | ||||||
Sales returns and allowances | 12,000 | ||||||
Cost of goods sold | 74500 | ||||||
Sales salaries expense | 32000 | ||||||
Rent expense—Selling space | 8000 | ||||||
Store supplies expense | 1,500 | ||||||
Advertising expense | 13,000 | ||||||
Office salaries expense | 28,500 | ||||||
Rent expense—Office space | 3,600 | ||||||
Office supplies expense | 400 | ||||||
Totals | $ | 355,150 | $ | 355150 |
Beginning merchandise inventory was $25,400 Supplementary records of merchandising activities for the year ended August 31 reveal the following itemized costs.
Invoice cost of merchandise purchases | $ | 92000 |
Purchases discounts received | 2,000 | |
Purchases returns and allowances | 4,500 | |
Costs of transportation-in | 4,600 | |
- Each financial statement must include a proper heading, Net Sales, Cost of Merchandise Purchased, Multiple-Step Income Statement, Single-Step Income Statement, Closing Entries.