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Accounting I - 3.01
Merchandise Sales, Purchasing and Cash Payment Terms
Question | Answer |
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Merchandise | The products or goods a business sells |
Merchandising business | A business that purchases and resells goods |
Vendor | The person or business from which goods or services are purchased |
Cost of merchandise | The price paid by a business for goods it purchases to resell |
Purchase on account | A transaction in which the purchased merchandise is to be paid for at a later time |
Purchase invoice | A source document used to record a purchase on account |
Special Journal | A journal used for only on type of transaction |
Purchases journal | A special journal that records only purchases on account |
General amount column | a journal amount column not headed with an account title |
Special amount column | A journal amount column headed with an account title and used for a specific account |
Contra Account | An account that reduces a related account on a financial statement |
Trade discount | A reduction in the list price |
Purchases return | A credit given to the business to refund the purchase price of returned merchandise |
Cash discount | A deduction that a vendor allows on the invoice amount to encourage prompt payment |
Cash payments journal | A special journal used to record all payment of cash |