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Accounting Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Direct materials inventory | An inventory account used in a manufacturing company to record the direct materials on hand. |
| Gross price method | A method used to record inventory purchases at the full price. |
| Loss on inventory | A temporary account used to report losses of inventory. Discount Lost An account used under the net price method to record discounts lost. |
| Merchandise Inventory | An inventory account used by a merchandising company. |
| Net price method | A method used to record inventory purchases at the discounted price. |
| Periodic inventory system | A system used by companies that need to determine the balance in inventory and the cost of goods sold only at specific points in time. |
| Perpetual inventory system | A system used by companies that want to keep a running balance of the cost of inventory available for sale and the cost of goods sold during the period. |
| Purchase discounts | A temporary account used to record purchase discounts taken. |
| Purchase returns and allowances | A temporary account used to record purchases returns and purchase allowances. |
| Purchases | A temporary account used to record purchases of inventory. |
| Special journal | A journal used for transactions that occur frequently and in the same manner. |
| Subsidiary ledger | A ledger used to record details for specific general ledger accounts. |