The following unadjusted trial balance is prepared at fiscal year-end for Nelson Company. ...

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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.

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