Perpetual Inventory System
company keeps track of sales and purchases of inventory as they are made; updates the inventory figures each time a transaction is made
Periodic Inventory System
system where an inventory figure is only known after the periodic physical count
Perpetual Advantage
Periodic Advantage
-Less costly than perpetual
Perpetual Disadvantage
- Requires more day to day work
Periodic Disadvantage
3 Types of Cash Flow Assumptions
FIFO
LIFO
Weighted-Average
FIFO
First in, First Out
LIFO
Last in, First out
Weighted Average
the most natural cost flow assumption; the cost of each item in inventory is assumed to be the average cost of all the inventory items on hand
Marketing
has to do with determining the wants and demands of the customers and then deciding how to fulfill them
Mark-up
when merchandisers purchase already manufactured products and resell them at a higher price
Merchandise inventory (AKA inventory)
the products that stores resell
Purchases account
where all purchases during a period are kept
-A companion account to inventory
Concur account
has the same normal balance as its companion
Contra account
account with the opposite normal balance
Purchase allowances
price reductions granted by the supplier to make amends for some error on its part
Wholesaler
a company that sells to other companies like merchandisers, not individuals
Net purchases
gross purchases made throughout the period, plus freight in, less purchase discounts and purchase returns and allowances
–Net purchases = Gross purchases + Freight in
Gross margin
sales revenue less cost of goods sold
Gross margin percentage
(Gross margin) / (net sales rev) * 100%
GAS
Beg Inv + Net purchases
COGS
GAS - Ending Inv
Net Sales
Gross sales - Discounts - Returns and Allowances