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Merchandising Operations
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Merchandising Operations
Merchandising Companies
Buy and Sell Goods
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Merchandising Operations
Operating
Cycles
The operating
cycle of a
merchandising
company
ordinarily is
longer than that
of a service
company.
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Merchandising Operations
Flow of Costs
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Merchandising Operations
Flow of Costs
Perpetual System
Maintain detailed records of the cost of each
inventory purchase and sale.
Records continuously show inventory that should be
on hand.
Company determines cost of goods sold each time a
sale occurs.
Periodic System
Do not keep detailed records of the goods on hand.
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Merchandising Operations
Calculation of COGS
Beginning inventory $ 100,000
Add: Purchases, net 800,000
Goods available for sale 900,000
Less: Ending inventory 125,000
Cost of goods sold $ 775,000
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Merchandising Operations
Additional Consideration
Perpetual System:
Traditionally used for merchandise with high unit
values.
Provides better control over inventories.
Requires additional clerical work and additional cost
to maintain inventory records.
Nowadays fully computerized system makes it easier
to record
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Recording Purchases of
Merchandise (Perpetual system)
Companies purchase inventory using
cash or credit (on account).
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Recording Purchases of
Merchandise
Example: Sauk Stereo (the buyer)
uses as a purchase invoice, the
sales invoice prepared by PW
Audio Supply, Inc. (the seller).
Prepare the journal entry for
Sauk Stereo for the invoice from
PW Audio Supply.
Advantages:
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Recording Purchases of
Merchandise
Purchase Discounts: Examples of Credit Terms
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Recording Purchases of
Merchandise
Purchase Discounts
Example: Assume Sauk Stereo pays the balance due of
$3,500 (gross invoice price of $3,800 less purchase returns
and allowances of $300) on May 14, the last day of the
discount period. Prepare the journal entry Sauk Stereo
makes to record its May 14 payment. (terms: 2/10, n/30)
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Recording Purchases of
Merchandise
Purchase Discounts
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Recording Purchases of
Merchandise
Summary of Purchasing Transactions
Balance $3,580
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Recording Sales of
Merchandise (Perpetual system)
Made using cash or credit (on account).
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Recording Sales of
Merchandise
Journal Entries to Record a Sale
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Recording Sales of
Merchandise
Example: Assume PW Audio Supply records its May 4 sale
of $3,800 to Sauk Stereo on account (Illustration 5-5) as
follows. Assume the merchandise cost PW Audio Supply
$2,400.
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Recording Sales of
Merchandise
Sales Returns and Allowances
Flipside of purchase returns and allowances.
8 Inventory 140
Cost of goods sold 140
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Recording Sales of
Merchandise
Example: Assume the returned goods were defective and
had a scrap value of $50, PW Audio would make the following
entries:
8 Inventory 50
Cost of goods sold 50
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Recording Sales of
Merchandise
Sales Discount
Offered to customers to promote prompt payment.
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Recording Sales of
Merchandise
Example: Assume Sauk Stereo pays the balance due of
$3,500 (gross invoice price of $3,800 less purchase returns
and allowances of $300) on May 14, the last day of the
discount period. Prepare the journal entry PW Audio Supply
makes to record the receipt on May 14.
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Completing the Accounting
Cycle
Adjusting Entries
Generally the same as a service company.
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Completing the Accounting
Cycle
Example: Suppose that PW Audio Supply has an unadjusted
balance of $40,500 in Merchandise Inventory. Through a
physical count, PW Audio determines that its actual
merchandise inventory at year-end is $40,000. The company
would make an adjusting entry as follows.
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Completing the Accounting
Cycle
Closing
Entries
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Completing the Accounting
Cycle
Closing Entries
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Forms of Financial
Statements
Multiple-Step Income Statement
Shows several steps in determining net income.
The usual subtotals are for the gross margin, operating expenses, and other
income, which allow readers to determine how much the company earns just
from its manufacturing activities (the gross margin), what it spends on supporting
operations (the operating expense total) and what component of its results do
not relate to its core activities (the other income total).
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Forms of Financial
Statement
Multiple
Step Income
Statement
Key Items:
Net sales
Gross profit
Gross profit
rate
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Forms of Financial
Statement
Multiple Step
Income
Statement
Key Items:
Net sales
Gross profit
Operating
expenses:
Operating expenses are
those expenditures that
a business incurs to
engage in any activities
not directly associated
with the production of
goods or services.
(Selling, general &
administrative exp)
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Forms of Financial
Statement
Multiple-Step Income Statement
Key Items:
Net sales
Gross profit
Operating
expenses
Non-
operating
activities
Net income
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Forms of Financial
Statement
Multiple-
Step
Income
Statement
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Forms of Financial
Statement
Single-Step Income Statement
Subtract total expenses from total revenues
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Forms of Financial
Statement
Single-Step Income Statement
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Forms of Financial
Statement
Classified Balance Sheet
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