Purchases
Cash Payments
Corporations
Terms
100

The amount added to the cost of merchandise to establish a selling price.

markup

100

A special journal used to record only cash payment transactions.

Cash Payment Journal

100

An organization with the legal rights of a person and which many persons may own

corporation

100

An agreement between a buyer and a seller about payment for merchandise.

Terms of Sale

200

A business from which merchandise is purchased or supplies or other assets are bought.

vendor

200

A cash discount on purchases taken by a customer.

Purchase Discount

200

An owner of one or more shares of a corporation.

Stockholder

200

The retail price listed in a catalog or on an Internet site.

List Price

300

Credit allowed for part of the purchase price of merchandise that is not returned, resulting in a decrease in the customers accounts payable.

Purchase allowance

300

The source document for a purchase return is

Check

300

Each unit of ownership in a corporation.

share of stock

300

A reduction in the list price granted to customers.

Trade Discount

400

An invoice used as a source document in recording.

Purchase Invoice

400

A deduction that a vendor allows on the invoice amount to encourage prompt payment.

Cash Discount

400

Total shares of ownership in a corporation.

Capital Stock

400

The price a business pays for goods to purchase to sell.

Cost of Merchandise

500

A transaction in which the merchandise is purchased is to be paid for later.

Purchase on Account

500

Errors made when making payments from the petty cash fun is record in this account.

Cash Over & Short

500

Which accounts are affected in this senario:  Returned merchandise on an account at Paper Warehouse?

Accounts Payable, PaperWare House, Purchases Returns & Allowance

500

An account that reduces a related account on a financial statement.

contra account

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