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ACCT CH 9 Vocab
ACCT CH 9 Vocab JW
Question | Answer |
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Goods a business purchases and sells. | Merchandise |
A business that purchases and sells merchandise | Merchandising business |
A merchandising business that sells to those who use or consume the goods. | Retail merchandising business |
A business that buys and "re-sells" merchandise to retail merchandising businesses. | Wholesale merchandising business. (B2B) |
A type of business organization that has the legal rights of a person and which many persons may own. | Corporation |
A unit of ownership in a corporation. | Share of Stock |
Total shares of ownership in a corporation. | Capital stock |
An owner of one or more shares of a corporation. | Stockholder |
A journal used to record only one kind of transaction. | Special Journal |
The price a business pays for goods it purchases to sell. | Cost of Merchandise |
The amount added to the cost of merchandise to establish the selling price. | Markup |
A business from which merchandise is purchased or supplies or other assets are bought. | Vendor |
A General Ledger account classified as a "cost account" and used for recording the cost of merchandise. | Purchases |
Merchandise purchased will be paid for LATER. | Purchase on account |
A General Ledger account that summarizes the TOTAL amount owed to vendors. | Accounts Payable |
A special journal used to record ONLY purchases of merchandise on account. | Purchases Journal |
A journal amount column headed with an account title. Used for frequently occuring transactions. | Special amount column |
An invoice used as a source document for recording a purchase on account transaction. | Purchase Invoice |
An agreement between a buyer and a seller about payment of merchandise. | Terms of Sale |
An accounting concept that is applied when the "actual amount" paid for merchandise is recorded in the books. | Historical Cost |