Accounting Chapter 9
vendor
a business from which merchandise is purchased or supplies or other assets are bought
wholesale merchandising business
a business that buys and resells merchandise to retail merchandising businesses
merchandising business
a business that purchases and sells goods
purchases discount
a cash discount on purchases taken by a customer
cash discount
a deduction that a vendor allows on the invoice amount to encourage prompt payment
debit memorandum
a form prepared by the customer showing the price deduction taken by the customer for returns and allowances
special amount column
a journal amount column headed with an account title
general amount column
a journal amount column that is not headed with an account title
special journal
a journal used to record only one kind of transaction
retail merchandising business
a merchandising business that sells to those who use or consume the goods
cash short
a petty cash on hand amount that is less than a recorded amount
cash over
a petty cash on hand amount that is more than a recorded amount
trade discount
a reduction in the list price granted to customers
cash payments journal
a special journal used to record only cash payment transactions
purchases journal
a special journal used to record only purchases of merchandise on account
purchase on account
a transaction in which the merchandise purchased is to be paid for later
contra account
an account that reduces a related account on a financial statement
terms of sale
an agreement between a buyer and a seller about payment for merchandise
purchase invoice
an invoice used as a source document for recording a purchase on account transaction
corporation
an organization with the legal rights of a person and which many persons may own
stockholder
an owner of one or more shares of a corporation
markup
the amount added to the cost of merchandise to establish the selling price
cost of merchandise
the price a business pays for goods it purchases to sell
list price
the retail price listed in a catalog or on an Internet site
capital stock
total shares of ownership in a corporation
purchases allowance
credit allowed for part of the purchase price of merchandise that is not returned, resulting in a decrease in the customer's accounts payable
purchases return
credit allowed for the purchase price of returned merchandise, resulting in a decrease in the customer's accounts payable
share of stock
each unit of ownership in a corporation
merchandise
goods that a business purchases to sell