Problem: Valley Company's adjusted trial balance on August 31, 2015, its fiscal year-end, follows.
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Debit
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Credit
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Merchandise Inventory
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$40,000
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Other (non inventory) assets
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160,000
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Total liabilities
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$46,200
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Common Stock
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53,844
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Retained earnings
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77,723
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Dividends
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8,000
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Sales
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273,600
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Sales discount
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4,186
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Sales returns and allowances
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18,058
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Cost of goods sold
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105,665
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Sales salaries expense
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37,483
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Rent expense-selling space
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12,859
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Store supplies expense
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3,283
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Advertising expense
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23,256
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Office salaries expense
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34,200
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Rent expense-Office space
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3,283
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Office supplies expense
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1,094
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Totals
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$451,367
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$451,367
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On August 31, 2014, merchandise inventory was $32,280. Supplementary records of merchandising activities for the year ended August 31, 2015, reveal the following itemized costs.
Invoice cost of merchandise purchases
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$117,600
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Purchase discount received
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2,470
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Purchase returns and allowances
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5,645
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Costs of transportation-in
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3,900
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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 selling expenses and for general and administrative expenses.