The number of days’ sales uncollected is calculated by:

Purchase discounts are the same as trade discounts.

Fragment Company is a wholesaler that sells merchandise in large quantities. Its catalog indicates a list price of $300 per unit on a particular product and a 40% trade discount is offered for quantity purchases of 50 units or more. The cost of shipping the merchandise is $7 per unit under terms FOB shipping point. If a customer purchases 100 units of this product, what is the amount of sales revenue that Fragment will record from this sale?

Meng Co. maintains a $300 petty cash fund. On January 31, the fund is replenished. The accumulated receipts on that date represent $80 for office supplies, $160 for merchandise inventory, and $20 for miscellaneous expenses. There is a cash shortage of $8. The journal entry to replenish the fund on January 31 is:

A receiving report is a document used within a company to notify the appropriate persons that ordered goods have been received and to describe the quantities and condition of the goods.

The periodic inventory system requires updating the inventory account only at the end of the period to reflect the quantity and cost of goods available for sale and the cost of goods sold.

A periodic inventory system requires updating of the inventory account only at the beginning of an accounting period.

Cash equivalents:

Sellers generally prefer to receive notes receivable rather than accounts receivable when the credit period is long and the receivable is for a large amount.

A company borrowed $10,000 by signing a 180-day promissory note at 9%. The maturity value of the note is: (Use 360 days a year.)