Valley
Company’s adjusted trial balance on August 31, 2018, its fiscal
year-end, follows.
Debit
Credit
Merchandise inventory $ 37,000
Other
(noninventory) assets 148,000
Total
liabilities $ 42,735
Common
stock 10,000
Retained earnings
112,594
Dividends 8,000
Sales
253,080
Sales
discounts 3,872
Sales
returns and allowances 16,703
Cost
of goods sold 98,034
Sales
salaries expense 34,672
Rent
expense—Selling space 11,895
Store
supplies expense 3,037
Advertising expense 21,512
Office
salaries expense 31,635
Rent
expense—Office space 3,037
Office
supplies expense 1,012
Totals
$ 418,409 $ 418,409
On
August 31, 2017, merchandise inventory was $29,859. Supplementary
records of merchandising activities for the year ended August 31,
2018, reveal the following itemized costs.
Invoice cost of merchandise purchases $ 108,780
Purchases discounts received 2,284
Purchases returns and allowances 5,221
Costs
of transportation-in 3,900
Required:
1.
Compute the company’s net sales for the year.
2.
Compute the company’s total cost of merchandise purchased for the
year.
3.
Prepare a multiple-step income statement that includes separate
categories for net sales, cost of goods sold, selling expenses, and
general and administrative expenses.
4.
Prepare a single-step income statement that includes these expense
categories: cost of goods sold, selling expenses, and general and
administrative expenses.