The account used to adjust the perpetual inventory records when a difference exists between the physical count and the amount in the perpetual inventory records is called a. Inventory Short and Over. b. Estimated Returns Inventory. c. Inventory Shrinkage. d. Merchandise Inventory

Which of the following describes features of a perpetual inventory system? A. Technology is normally used to record inventory changes. B. Merchandise bought is recorded as purchases. C. An adjusting journal entry is required at year end, to match physical counts to the asset account. D. Inventory is updated at the end of the period.

Using the perpetual inventory system, what account is debited when a business finds that its physical count of inventory is greater than the recorded amount?

How long does it take an inventory error affecting ending inventory to correct itself in the financial statements? Explain.

On which financial statement would the merchandise inventory account appear? A. balance sheet B. income statement C. both balance sheet and income statement D. neither balance sheet nor income statement

What is a perpetual inventory accounting system? What journal entries are involved?

The difference between merchandise available for sale and the end-of-period merchandise inventory is called (a) gross profit. (b) net purchases. (c) net sales. (d) cost of goods sold.

Perpetual and Periodic Inventory Systems Below is a list of inventory systems options. a. Perpetual inventory system b. Periodic inventory system c. Both perpetual and periodic inventory systems Required: Match each option with one of the following: 1. Only revenue is recorded as sales are made during the period; the cost of goods sold is recorded at the end of the period. 2. Cost of goods sold is determined as each sale is made. 3. Inventory purchases are recorded in an inventory account. 4. Inventory purchases are recorded in a purchases account. 5. Cost of goods sold is determined only at the end of the period by subtracting the cost of ending inventory from the cost of goods available for sale. 6. Both revenue and cost of goods sold are recorded during the period as sales are made. 7. The inventory is verified by a physical count.

Assume that the business in Exercise 6-9 maintains a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost of goods sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, assuming the first-in, first-out method. Present the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 3.

Identify items missing in determining cost of goods sold For (a) through (e), identify the items designated by X and Y. A. Purchases (X + Y) = Net purchases B. Net purchases + X = Cost of inventory purchased C. Inventory (beginning) + Cost of inventory purchased = X D. Inventory available for sale X = Cost of inventory before estimated returns E. Cost of goods sold before estimated returns X = Cost of goods sold