ley 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) $ 43,000 other (non-inventory) assets 172,000 total liabilities $ 49,665 common stock 82,659 retained earnings 57,883 dividends 8,000 sales 294,120 sales discounts 4,500 sales returns and allowances 19,412 cost of goods sold 113,298 sales salaries expense 40,294 rent expense—selling space 13,824 store supplies expense 3,529 advertising expense 25,000 office salaries expense 36,765 rent expense—office space 3,529 office supplies expense 1,176 totals $ 484,327 $ 484,327 beginning merchandise inventory was $34,701. supplementary records of merchandising activities for the year ended august 31 reveal the following itemized costs. invoice cost of merchandise purchases $ 126,420 purchases discounts received 2,655 purchases returns and allowances 6,068 costs of transportation-in 3,900