ACCT 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Perpetual Inventory, Operating Expense, Internal Control

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Merchandising involves purchasing products (inventory) to resell to customers. Merchandising companies that purchase and sell directly to customers are called retailers. Merchandising companies that purchase and sell to retailers are called wholesalers. Companies that produce goods for sale to wholesalers are called manufacturers. Manufacturing companies also have inventory but it may not yet be ready for a sale. Their inventory consists of raw materials, work in process, and nished goods. The operating cycle is the time it takes to go from cash-to-cash in producing revenues. This cycle is usually longer for a merchandising company than for a service company. Measuring pro t is the same for a merchandising company and a service company. Revenues minus expenses equals pro t (or loss) The only difference is that expenses for merchandising companies are divided into cogs and operating expenses. Cogs is the total cost of the merchandise that was sold during the period.

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