Chapter 4-- Summary Cheat Sheet Flashcards
What does merchandise refer to?
Products (aka goods) that a company buys to resell.
Who are merchandisers?
Wholesalers or retailers
Wholesaler buys from manufacturer and sells to
retailers
Retailer buys from manufacturer/wholesaler and sells to
consumers
N.I for merchandiser is
revenue from selling merch-cost of merch - other expenses
Cost of goods sold refers to
expense of buying and preparing merch
To compute net income for service company
revenues- expenses= net income
Calculate net income for marchandiser
net sales- cost of goods sold= gross profit- expenses= net income
Inventory is the
cost of merchandise owned but not yet sold. It is a current asset on the balance sheet
Merchandise cash flows consists of
Net purchases and beginning inventory –> merch available for sale–> cost of goods sold and ending inventory
Perceptual inventory system:
updates acc. records for each purchase and each sale of inventory
Periodic inventory system:
Updates accounting records for purchases and sales of inventory only at the end of a period
Cash discounts ON MERH PURCHASES
Purchases discount on the price paid by the buyer, or sales discount on the amount received for the seller
Credit terms example:
“2./10, n/60” means full payment is due within 60 days, but the buyer can deduct 2% of the invoice amount if payment is made within 10 days.
Gross method (related to merch purchases)
Initially record purchases at gross (full) invoice amounts
MERCH PURCHASING– Entry for purchasing merch on credit
Merch inventory 500
Accounts payable 500
MERCH PURCHASING–Entries for paying within discount period (inventory reduced by discount taken)
accounts payable 500
Merchandise Inventory 10
Cash 490
MERCH PURCHASING–Entry for paying outside the discount period
Accounts Payable 500
Cash 500
MERCH PURCHASING– Entry for recording purchases returns or allowances
Cash or Acc. payable 30
Merchandise Inventory 30
Types of shipping terms
FOB shipping point
FOB destination
In FOB shipping point, ownership transfers @
Ownership transfers @ shipping point
In FOB shipping, goods in transit are owned by
Buyer
In FOB shipping point, transportation costs are paid by
Buyer– merch inventory #
Cash #
In FOB destination, ownership transfers at
Destination