Question: Please explain how you achieved the solution. I am struggling with what is considered an asset and a liability with this problem. Thank you. The
Please explain how you achieved the solution. I am struggling with what is considered an asset and a liability with this problem. Thank you.
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 ExpenseStore Equipment, Sales Salaries Expense, Rent ExpenseSelling Space, Store Supplies Expense, and Advertising Expense. It categorizes the remaining expenses as general and administrative.
| NELSON COMPANY Unadjusted Trial Balance January 31 | |||||
| Debit | Credit | ||||
| Cash | $ | 22,650 | |||
| Merchandise inventory | 12,500 | ||||
| Store supplies | 5,300 | ||||
| Prepaid insurance | 2,300 | ||||
| Store equipment | 42,500 | ||||
| Accumulated depreciationStore equipment | $ | 19,600 | |||
| Accounts payable | 13,000 | ||||
| Common stock | 4,000 | ||||
| Retained earnings | 32,000 | ||||
| Dividends | 2,200 | ||||
| Sales | 116,300 | ||||
| Sales discounts | 1,900 | ||||
| Sales returns and allowances | 2,250 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 38,000 | ||||
| Depreciation expenseStore equipment | 0 | ||||
| Sales salaries expense | 14,600 | ||||
| Office salaries expense | 14,600 | ||||
| Insurance expense | 0 | ||||
| Rent expenseSelling space | 8,500 | ||||
| Rent expenseOffice space | 8,500 | ||||
| Store supplies expense | 0 | ||||
| Advertising expense | 9,100 | ||||
| Totals | $ | 184,900 | $ | 184,900 | |
Additional Information:
- Store supplies still available at fiscal year-end amount to $2,750.
- Expired insurance, an administrative expense, is $1,600 for the fiscal year.
- Depreciation expense on store equipment, a selling expense, is $1,575 for the fiscal year.
- To estimate shrinkage, a physical count of ending merchandise inventory is taken. It shows $11,000 of inventory is still available at fiscal year-end.
4. Compute the current ratio, acid-test ratio, and gross margin ratio as of January 31. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
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