Cost of goods sold and Gross profit
As you can see, in merchandising companies we have more special components of revenues and expenses than service companies. Besides, merchandising have two different systems periodic inventory system and perpetual inventory system. Each system has own way to count goods.
periodic takes place on an irregular schedule where perpetual is a constant state of inventory
Perpetual system Perpetual system
a thing that goes on and on
Perpetual
As you can see, in merchandising companies we have more special components of revenues and expenses than service companies. Besides, merchandising have two different systems periodic inventory system and perpetual inventory system. Each system has own way to count goods.
periodic takes place on an irregular schedule where perpetual is a constant state of inventory
Perpetual system Perpetual system
perpetual
a thing that goes on and on
no
Perpetual
Yes
inventory
Purchases
The discounts reduce the cost of the merchandise inventory.
Perpetual System is that system in which company continuously updates the value of inventory while in periodic system inventory valuation is done only for closing inventory when company done physical inventory calculation.