ACCT I S 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Income Statement, Perpetual Inventory

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Merchandising operations get their revenue from the sale of merchandise and their expenses are divided into: cost of goods sold (total cost of merchandise sold during the period) and operating expenses (selling and administrative expenses). Operating cycle: ordinarily longer for a merchandising company than a service company because they have an extra step. Perpetual: records continuously show the inventory on hand, company determines cost of goods sold each time a sale occurs, companies perform physical inventory counts (typically quarterly) Advantages/disadvantages of perpetual: have been easier to install with newer rfid technology, provides better control of inventories than periodic, higher costs/clerical work. Periodic: only determine the cogs at end of period via a physical inventory count, beginning period inventory + cost of goods purchased ending inventory = cost of goods sold. Normally record when goods are received (debit inventory and credit cash or. Each purchase must be accompanied by the appropriate paperwork (i. e. purchase invoice)

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