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Accounting Chp5
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acid-test Ratio | Ratio used to assess a company’s ability to settle its current debts with its most liquid assets; defined as quick assets (cash, short-term investments, and current receivables) divided by current liabilities. |
| Cash Discount | Reduction in the price of merchandise granted by a seller to a buyer when payment is made within the discount period. |
| Cost of Goods Sold | Cost of inventory sold to customers during a period; also called cost of sales. |
| Credit Memorandum | Notification that the sender has credited the recipient’s account in the senders records. |
| Credit Period | Time period that can pass before a customer’s payment is due. |
| Credit Terms | Description of the amounts and timing of payments that a buyer (debtor) agrees to pay in the future. |
| Debit Memorandum | Notification that the sender has debited the recipient’s account in the sender’s records. |
| Discount Period | Time period in which a cash discount is available and the buyer can make a reduced payment. |
| EOM | Abbreviation for end of the month; used to describe credit terms for credit transactions. |
| FOB | Abbreviation for Free on Board; the point when ownership of goods passes to buyer. |
| FOB shipping point | means the buyer pays shipping costs and accepts ownership of goods when the seller transfers goods to carrier. |
| FOB destination | means the seller pays shipping costs and accepts ownership of goods at the buyer’s place of business. |
| General and Administrative Expenses | Plan that show’s predicted operating expenses not included in the selling expenses budget. |
| Gross Margin/ Gross Profit | Net sales minus cost of goods sold. |
| Gross Margin Ratio/Gross profit ratio | Net sales minus cost of goods sold divided by net sales. |
| Inventory | Goods a company owns and expects to sell in its normal operations. |
| List Price | Catalog (full) price of an item before any trade discount is deducted. |
| Merchandise/Merchandise Inventory | Good that a company owns and expects to sell to customers. |
| Merchandiser | Entity that earns net income by buying and selling merchandise |
| Multiple-Step Income Statement | Income statement format that shows subtotals between sales and net income, categorizes expenses, and often reports the details of net sales and expenses. |
| Periodic Inventory System | Method that records the cost of inventory purchased but does not continuously track the quantity available or sold to customers; records are updated at the end of each period to reflect the physical count and costs of goods available. |
| Purchase Discount | Term used by a purchaser to describe a cash discount granted to the purchaser for paying within the discount period. |
| Retailer | Intermediary that buys products from manufacturers or wholesalers and sells them to consumers. |
| Sales Discount | Term used by seller to describe a cash discount granted to buyers who pay within the discount period. |
| Selling Expenses | Expenses of promoting sales, such as displaying and advertising merchandise, making sales and delivering goods to customers. |
| Shrinkage | Inventory losses that occur as a result of theft or deterioration. |
| Single-step Income | Income statement format that includes cost of goods sold as an expense and shows only one subtotal from that account. |
| Supplementary records/Supplemental records | Information outside the usual accounting records. |
| Trade discount | Reduction from a list or catalog price that can vary for wholesalers, retailers and consumers. |
| Wholesaler | Intermediary that buys products from manufacturers or other wholesalers and sells them to retailers or other wholesalers. |