November 2003
Intermediate to advanced
186 pages
2h 50m
English
We can receive a discount for early payment from the company that is selling us merchandise. This is called a purchase discount. We can also offer our customers a discount if they pay us quickly. That is called a sales discount.
If we make purchases totaling $10,000, the entry to record the purchases would be (omitting explanations):
Perpetual system:
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Periodic system:
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If the seller offers a 2 percent discount, and the date of our payment allows us to take the discount, the entry would be:
Perpetual system:
Periodic ...
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