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Chapter 4 & 5

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Term
Definition
merchandise   show
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show entity that earns income by buying and selling merchandise  
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wholesaler   show
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retailer   show
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show equals revenues from selling merchandise minus both the cost of merchandise sold and other expenses  
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show revenues from selling merchandise  
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show cost of inventory sold to customer during a period; also called cost of sales; normal debit balance account, increase a Dr., thus decrease a Cr., expense, IS  
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net income (for merchandiser) (equation)   show
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show net sales minus cost of goods sold; also called gross margin  
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show net sales minus cost of goods sold; also called gross profit  
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show goods that a company owns and expects to sell to customers; also called merchandise or inventory; normal debit balance account, increase a Dr. account, thus decrease a Cr., asset, BS  
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inventory   show
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show (a) cash purchases of merchandise to (b) inventory for sale to (c) credit sales to (d) accounts receivable to (e) receipt of cash  
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show MAS  
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MAS (equation) (beginning inventory)   show
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beginning inventory   show
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show NP  
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cost of goods sold   show
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show EI  
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MAS (equation) (ending inventory)   show
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show perpetual system and periodic system  
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perpetual inventory system   show
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show method that records the costs of inventory purchased but does not continuously track the quantity available or sold to customers; records are updated at the end of each period to reflect the physical count and costs of goods available  
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hybrid inventory system   show
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inventory (equation)   show
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inventorial costs   show
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list price   show
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selling price   show
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trade discount   show
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credit terms   show
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show abbreviation for end of month; used to describe credit terms for credit transactions  
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show credit terms for sellers requiring payment within 10 days after the end of month  
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show net 30 days  
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show time period that can pass before a customer's payment is due  
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cash discount   show
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purchases discount   show
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sales discount   show
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"2/10, n/30"   show
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show time period in which a cash discount is available and the buyer can make a reduced payment  
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gross method   show
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purchases returns   show
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show refer to a seller granting a price reduction (allowance) to a buyer of defective or unacceptable merchandise  
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debit memorandum   show
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trade discounts   show
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show abbreviation for net (or all)  
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show abbreviation for free on board; the point when ownership of goods passes to the buyer  
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FOB shipping point (or factory)   show
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FOB destination   show
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show a buyer is responsible for paying transportation costs payment made to carrier directly to the seller, when the cost principle requires that the transportation cost of a buyer be part of the cost of merchandise inventory  
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transportation/freight-out   show
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show information outside the usual accounting records; also called supplemental records; refer to information outside the usual ledger accounts  
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gross method (sales)   show
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net method   show
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sales discounts   show
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show have normal debit balance, thus increases a Dr. and decrease a Cr., IS.  
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sales return   show
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show customer dissatisfied with a purchase, keep the merchandise with a partial refund  
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sales returns and allowances (part 1)   show
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sales returns and allowances (part 2)   show
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sales returns and allowances (part 3)   show
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credit memorandum   show
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shrinkage   show
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temporary accounts (merchandisers) (part 1)   show
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temporary accounts (merchandisers) (part 2)   show
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two income statement format   show
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show income statement format that shows subtotals between sales and net income, categorizes expenses, and often reports the details of net sales and expenses  
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selling expenses   show
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general and administrative expenses   show
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nonoperating activities   show
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show commonly include interest revenue, dividend revenue, rent revenue, and gains from asset disposals  
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show commonly include interest expense, losses from asset disposals, and casualty losses  
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net income   show
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show income statement format that subtracts total expenses, including cost of goods sold, from total revenues with no other subtotals  
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classified balance sheet (merchandiser)   show
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show a measure of a merchandiser's ability to pay current liabilities (referred to as it liquidity; also called quick ratio, is defined as quick assets (cash, short-term investments, and current receivables divided by current liabilities  
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acid-test ratio (part 2)   show
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show cash and cash equivalents + short terms investments + current receivables / current liabilities  
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gross margin ratio (gross profit ratio)   show
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show net sales - cost of goods sold / net sales  
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show periodic system, temporary account that accumulates the cost of all purchase transactions during each period; has a normal balance, thus increases a Dr., and decreases a Cr., BS  
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show periodic system, temporary account that accumulates discounts taken during the period; contra purchase (expense) account; normal credit balance; thus increase a Cr.; and decrease a Dr.; BS; decrease cost of merchandise available for sale  
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show temporary account accumulates the cost of all returns and allowances; contra purchase (expense) account; normal credit balance, thus increase a Cr., decrease a Dr.; BS; decrease cost of merchandise available for sale  
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show cost is recorded in a temporary account; normal debit balance account; thus increasing a Dr., decrease a Cr.; BS; increases merchandise available for sale  
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sales returns and allowances (account type)   show
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show owner of goods held by another party who will sell them for the owner.  
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show receiver of goods owned by another who holds them for purposes of selling them for the owner.  
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net realizable value   show
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four methods of inventory systems   show
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show method to assign cost to inventory that assumes items are sold in the order acquired; earliest items purchased are the first sold  
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Last in, first out (LIFO)   show
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show method for assigning inventory cost to sales; the cost of available-for-sale units is divided by the number of units available to determine per unit cost prior to each sale, which is then multiplied by the units sold to yield the cost of that sale  
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specific identification   show
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weighted average (equation)   show
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lower of cost or market   show
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inventory turnover   show
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show inventory turnover = cost of goods sold / average inventory  
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show estimate of number of days needed to convert inventory into into receivables or cash; equals ending inventory divided by cost of goods sold and then multiplied by 365, also called days stock on hand  
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show day's sale in inventory = ending inventory / cost of goods sold x 365  
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show requires a company to use the same accounting methods period after period so that financial statements are comparable across periods  
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show method for estimating ending inventory based on the ratio of the amount of goods for sale at cost to the amount of goods for sale at retail  
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gross profit method   show
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average inventory   show
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