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Accounting for Merchandising Businesses

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of business that involves buying and selling of goods.

a)

Merchandising

b)

Service

c)

Manufacturing

2.

It is the product or good being sold.

a)

Supplies

b)

Cash

c)

Inventory

d)

Prepaid Expense

3.

The original cost of the product sold.

a)

Purchases

b)

Merchandise Inventory

c)

Cost of Goods Sold

d)

Sales

4.

Gross profit equals the difference between net sales and

a)

cost of sales plus operating expenses

b)

cost of good sold

c)

operating expenses

d)

profit

5.

Result when expenses are LESS THAN the total revenue for a time period.

a)

Net income

b)

Net loss

c)

Gain on sale

d)

Loss on sale

6.

If gross profit is $55,000 and cost of goods is $125,000, how much are total net sales?

(a)  

7.

It is a major expense of the merchandising business.  It is the cost of the merchandise that the company sold to its customers.

a)

Merchandise inventory

b)

Cost of Goods Sold

c)

Freight in

d)

Sales Discounts 

8.

Obtained by deducting the cost of goods sold from the net sales.

a)

Net Income

b)

Gross Profit

c)

Earnings Before Tax

d)

Operating Income

9.

These are ordinary and necessary expenses in the day-to-day running of the operations of the business. Examples include utilities, salaries, rent, etc.

a)

Cost of Sales

b)

Cost of Goods Sold

c)

Operating Expenses

d)

Purchases 

10.

If a retailer buys goods costing $2,000 and later sells them at a 25% markup, what is the selling price?

a)

2,500

b)

2,250

c)

2,300

d)

2,525

11.

The basic differences between the financial statement of a merchandising business and a service business include (1) the cost of goods sold section in the income statement and (2) ?

a)

Computation of profit

b)

Other income section in income statement

c)

Equity section in balance sheet

d)

Inclusion of merchandise inventory as an asset account in the balance sheet 

12.

The difference between sales and cost of goods sold for a merchandising business.

a)

Sales

b)

Net sales

c)

Net profit

d)

Gross profit

13.

_____ is reported as a current asset on the balance sheet.

a)

Operating income

b)

Cost of goods sold

c)

Merchandise inventory

d)

Accounts payable