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a. Store supplies still available at fiscal year-end amount to $1,750. b. Expired insurance, an administrative expense, is $1,400 for the fiscal year. c. Depreciation expense on store equipment, a selling expense, is $1,525 for the fiscal year. d. To estimate shrinkage, a physical count of ending merchandise inventory is taken. It shows $10,900 of inventory is still available at fiscal year-end. Required information Problem 4-5A (Static) Preparing adjusting entries and income statements; computing gross margin, acid-test, and current ratios LO A1, P3, P4 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] 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 Expense-Store Equipment, Sales Salaries Expense, Rent Expense-Selling Space, Store Supplies Expense, and Advertising Expense. It categorizes the remaining expenses as general and administrative. Store supplies still available at fiscal year-end amount to $1,750. Note: Enter debits before credits. 1. Using the above information, prepare adjusting journal entries. 2. Prepare a multiple-step income statement for the year ended January 31 that begins with gross sales and includes separate categories for net sales, cost of goods sold, selling expenses, and general and administrative expenses. 3. Prepare a single-step income statement for the year ended January 31 . Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Using the above information, prepare adjusting journal entries. Depreciation expense on store equipment, a selling expense, is $1,525 for the fiscal year. Note: Enter debits before credits. To estimate shrinkage, a physical count of ending merchandise inventory is taken. It shows $10,900 of inventory is still available at fiscal year-end. Note: Enter debits before credits. \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \hline UnadjustedTrialBalanceJanuary31 & Debit & Credit \\ \hline Cash & $1,000 & \\ \hline Merchandise inventory & 12,500 & \\ \hline Store supplies & 5,800 & \\ \hline Prepaid insurance & 2,400 & \\ \hline Store equipment & 42,900 & \\ \hline Accumulated depreciation-store equipment & & $15,250 \\ \hline Accounts payable & & 10,000 \\ \hline Common stock & & 5,000 \\ \hline Retained earnings & & 27,00 \\ \hline Dividends & 2,200 & \\ \hline Sales & & 111,950 \\ \hline Sales discounts & 2, & \\ \hline Sales returns and allowances & 2,200 & \\ \hline Cost of goods sold & 38,400 & \\ \hline Depreciation expense-Store equipment & & \\ \hline Sales salaries expense & 17,500 & \\ \hline Office salaries expense & 17,500 & \\ \hline Insurance expense & & \\ \hline Rent expense-Selling space & 7,500 & \\ \hline Rent expense-office space & 7,500 & \\ \hline Store supplies expense & & \\ \hline Advertising expense & 9,800 & \\ \hline Totals & $169,200 & $169,200 \\ \hline \end{tabular} Expired insurance, an administrative expense, is $1,400 for the fiscal year. Note: Enter debits before credits

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