ACCT207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Perpetual Inventory, Gross Profit, Cash Register

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Merchandising companies are called merchandising companies because they buy and sell merchandise rather than perform services as their primary source of revenue. Merchandising companies that purchase and sell directly to consumers are called Merchandising companies that sell to retailers are known as The primary source of revenue for merchandising companies is the , often referred to simply as sale of merchandise sales revenue or sales. A merchandising company has 2 categories of expenses: cost of goods sold and operating expenses. Cost of goods sold is the total cost of merchandise sold during the period. The operating cycle of a merchandising company ordinarily is longer than that of a service company. Service company operating cycles cash --> perform services --> accounts receivable -->mail --> received cash. Merchandising company operating cycles cash --> buy inventory --> inventory --> sell inventory --> accounts receivable - Sales may be made on or for

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