Principles of Accounting
Principles of Accounting
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Author: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 6, Problem 11AP

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To determine

Prepare a multistep income statement.

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To determine

Explain the manner in which Company W’s income statement can be used to evaluate the company’s profitability and state about the other financial statements that must be considered.

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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) Other (noninventory) assets $38,000 152,000 Total liabilities $ 43,890 51,152 74,433 Common stock Retained earnings Dividends 8,000 Sales 259,920 Sales discounts 3,977 17,155 100,577 35,609 12,216 3,119 22,093 32,490 3,119 1,040 $429,395 Sales returns and allowances Cost of goods sold Sales salaries expense Rent expense-Selling space Store supplies expense Advertising expense Office salaries expense Rent expense-Office space Office supplies expense Totals $429,395 Beginning merchandise inventory was $30,666. Supplementary records of merchandising activities for the year ended August 31 reveal the following itemized costs. Invoice cost…
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]Valley Company’s adjusted account balances from its general ledger 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.  Adjusted Account Balances Debit Credit Merchandise inventory (ending) $ 31,500   Other (non-inventory) assets 126,000   Total liabilities   $ 36,383 Common stock   63,738 Retained earnings   42,403 Dividends 8,000   Sales   215,460 Sales discounts 3,297   Sales returns and allowances 14,220   Cost of goods sold 84,041   Sales salaries expense 29,518   Rent expense—Selling space 10,127   Store supplies expense 2,586   Advertising expense 18,314   Office salaries expense 26,933   Rent expense—Office space 2,586   Office supplies expense 862…
Valley Company's adjusted account balances from its general ledger 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. A Adjusted Account Balances Merchandise inventory (ending) Other (non-inventory) assets Total liabilities K. Valley, Capital K. Valley, Withdrawals Sales Sales discounts Sales returns and allowances Cost of goods sold Sales salaries expense Rent expense-Selling space Store supplies expense Advertising expense Office salaries expense Rent expense-Office space Office supplies expense Totals Debit $ 41,000 130, 400 Invoice cost of merchandise purchases Purchases discounts received Purchases returns and allowances Costs of transportation-in Credit $ 25,000 104,550 225,600 8,000 2,250 12,000 74,500 32,000 8,000 1,500 13,000 28,500 3,600 400 $ 355, 150 $…
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