[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]   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 $ 45,800   Sales returns and allowances $ 4,900 T. Nix, Capital   131,300   Cost of goods sold   109,800 T. Nix, Withdrawals   7,000   Depreciation expense   11,900 Sales   162,600   Salaries expense   40,500 Sales discounts   4,500   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 $43,850.   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 $ 45,800   Sales returns and allowances $ 4,900
T. Nix, Capital   131,300   Cost of goods sold   109,800
T. Nix, Withdrawals   7,000   Depreciation expense   11,900
Sales   162,600   Salaries expense   40,500
Sales discounts   4,500   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 $43,850.

 

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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