ACCT 200 Lecture 10: Merchandising Operations and the Multiple-Step Income Statement
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Retailers: merchandising companies that purchase and sell directly to consumers. Cost of goods sold (cogs): the total cost of merchandise sold during the period. Sales revenue cogs = gross profit. Gross profit operating expenses = net income/loss. Merchandisers ordinarily have longer operating cycles than service companies. Beginning inventory + cost of goods purchased = cost of goods available for sale. Cost of goods available for sale cost of goods sold = ending inventory. Two systems are used to account for inventory. Perpetual inventory system: companies maintain detailed records of the cost of each inventory purchase and sale. Continuously show the inventory that should be on hand for every item. Cogs is determined each time a sale occurs. Periodic inventory system: companies do not keep detailed inventory records of the goods on hand throughout the period. Determined cogs only at the end of the accounting period. Companies that sell merchandise with high unit values have traditionally used perpetual systems.