The following unadjusted trial balance is prepared at fiscal year-end for Nelson Company.
NELSON COMPANY Unadjusted Trial Balance January 31, 2015
Debit
Credit
Cash
$
30,200
Merchandise inventory
12,500
Store supplies
5,200
Prepaid insurance
2,800
Store equipment
43,000
Accumulated depreciationStore equipment
$
17,500
Accounts payable
17,000
Common stock
19,000
Retained earnings
20,000
Dividends
2,250
Sales
116,150
Sales discounts
2,000
Sales returns and allowances
2,100
Cost of goods sold
38,000
Depreciation expenseStore equipment
0
Salaries expense
26,300
Insurance expense
0
Rent expense
16,000
Store supplies expense
0
Advertising expense
9,300
Totals
$
189,650
$
189,650
Rent expense and salaries expense are equally divided between selling activities and the general and administrative activities. Nelson Company uses a perpetual inventory system.
Additional Information:
a.
Store supplies still available at fiscal year-end amount to $1,750.
b.
Expired insurance, an administrative expense, for the fiscal year is $1,500.
c.
Depreciation expense on store equipment, a selling expense, is $1,675 for the fiscal year.
d.
To estimate shrinkage, a physical count of ending merchandise inventory is taken. It shows $10,100 of inventory is still available at fiscal year-end.
The following unadjusted trial balance is prepared at fiscal year-end for Nelson Company. NELSON COMPANY Unadjusted Trial Balance January 31, 2015 Debit Credit Cash $ 30,200 Merchandise inventory 12,500 Store supplies 5,200 Prepaid insurance 2,800 Store equipment 43,000 Accumulated depreciationStore equipment $ 17,500 Accounts payable 17,000 Common stock 19,000 Retained earnings 20,000 Dividends 2,250 Sales 116,150 Sales discounts 2,000 Sales returns and allowances 2,100 Cost of goods sold 38,000 Depreciation expenseStore equipment 0 Salaries expense 26,300 Insurance expense 0 Rent expense 16,000 Store supplies expense 0 Advertising expense 9,300 Totals $ 189,650 $ 189,650 Rent expense and salaries expense are equally divided between selling activities and the general and administrative activities. Nelson Company uses a perpetual inventory system. Additional Information: a. Store supplies still available at fiscal year-end amount to $1,750. b. Expired insurance, an administrative expense, for the fiscal year is $1,500. c. Depreciation expense on store equipment, a selling expense, is $1,675 for the fiscal year. d. To estimate shrinkage, a physical count of ending merchandise inventory is taken. It shows $10,100 of inventory is still available at fiscal year-end. Compute the current ratio, acid-test ratio, and gross margin ratio as of January 31, 2015. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) The current ratio, acid-test, and gross margin have been hard to calculate.
The ratio calculated was 2.55, but the acid is not 1.88 and the percentage is not 63.94.
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