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V's accountingterms7
Chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Contra Revenue Account | An account with a debit balance, which is contrary to the normal balance for a revenue account |
| Control Account | An account that links a subsidiary ledger and the general ledger since its balance summarizes the balances of the accounts in the subsidiary ledger |
| Credit Memorandum | A note verifying that a customer's account is being reduced by the amount of a sales return or sales allowance plus any sales tax that may have been involved |
| Invoice | A customer billing for merchandise bought on credit |
| List Price | An established retail price |
| Manufacturing Business | A business that sells goods purchased for resale |
| Net Price | The list price less all trade discounts |
| Net Sales | The difference between the balance in the Sales account and the balance in the Sales Returns and Allowances account |
| Open-Account Credit | A system That allows the sale of services or goods with the understanding that payment will be made at a later date |
| Retail Business | A business that sells directly to individual customers |
| Sales Allowance | A reduction in the price originally charged to customers for goods or services |
| Sales Journal | A special journal used to record sales of merchandise on credit |
| Sales Return | A firm's acceptance of a return of goods from a customer |
| Sales Returns and Allowances | A contra revenue account where sales return and sales allowances are recorded; sales returns and allowances are subtracted from sales to determine net sales |
| Schedule of Accounts Receivable | A listing of all balances of the accounts in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger |
| Service Business | A business that sells services |
| Special Journal | A journal used to record only one type of transaction |
| Subsidiary Ledger | A ledger dedicated to accounts of a single type and showing details to support a general ledger account |
| Trade Discount | A reduction from list price |
| Wholesale Business | A business that manufactures or distributes goods to retail businesses or large consumers such as hotels and hospitals |