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Chapter 9: Vocab
Vocabulary terms for chapter 9: Merchandising Business Organized as Coporation
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Accounting
Undergraduate 1
03/09/2016

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Merchandise

 

Definition
Goods that a buisiness purchases to sell
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Merchandising business
Definition
Business that purchases and sells goods
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Retail merchandising business
Definition
A merchandising business that sells to those who consume the goods
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Wholesale Merchandising Business
Definition
Only buys and sells merchandise to retail stores
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Corporation
Definition
An organization with the legal rights of a person and which many persons can own
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Share of Stock

 

 

Definition
Each Unit of ownership
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Capitial Stock
Definition
Total shares of ownership in a coporation
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Stockholder
Definition
An owner of one or more shares of a corporation
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Special Journal
Definition
A journal used to record only one kind of transaction
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Cost of Merchandise
Definition
The price a business pays for goods it purchases to sell
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Markup
Definition
The ammount added to the cost of merchandise to establish the selling price
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Vendor
Definition
A business from which mercandise is purchased or supplies or other asses are bought
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Purchase on account
Definition
A transaction in which the merchandise purchases is to be paid for at a later date
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Purchases Journal
Definition
A special journal used to only record purchases of merchandise on account
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Special Amount Column
Definition
A journal amount column headed with and account title
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Purchase Invoice
Definition
The souce document for recording a purchase on account
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Terms of sale
Definition
An agreement between a buyer and seller about payment for merchandise
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Cash Payments Journal
Definition
A special journal used to record only case payment transactions
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Cash Discount
Definition
A deduction that a vendor allow on the invoice amount to encourge promt payment
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Purchases Discount
Definition
A discount on purchases taking by a customer
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General amount column
Definition
a journal amount that is not headed with an account title
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list price
Definition
The retail price luisted in a catalog or on an internet site
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Trade discount
Definition
A reduction in the list price granted to the customers
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Contra account
Definition
an account that reduces a related account on a financial statement
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Cash short
Definition
A petty cash on hand ammount that is less than the recorded ammount
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Cash over
Definition
A petty cash on hand ammount that is more than the recorded ammount
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Purchases return
Definition
creid allowed for the pruchase price of reutned merchandise, resulting in a decrease in the customers accounts payable
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Purchases allowance
Definition
credit allowed for part of the purchase price of merchandise that is not returned, resulting in a decrease in customers accounts payable
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Debit memorandum
Definition
A form prepared by the customer showing the price deduction takin gby th customer for returns and allowances
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