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Accounting Terminology Made Easy

A comprehensive guide to common accounting terms and concepts. Learn about list price, purchase on account, cost of merchandise, terms of sale, contra accounts, merchandise, corporation, merchandising business, general journal, cash discount, cash short, markup, general amount column, trade discount, purchases return, purchases discount, purchases journal, vendor, debit memorandum, purchase invoice, cash over, cash payments journal, special amount column, special journal, general debit, general credit, and more.

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Accounting Terminology Made Easy

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  1. Jeopardy Category 1 Category 2 Category 5 Category 3 Category 4 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500

  2. $100 Question The retail price listed in a catalog or on an Internet site

  3. $100 Answer from Category 1 List Price

  4. $200 Question from Category 1 A transaction in which the merchandise purchased is to be paid for later

  5. $200 Answer from Category 1 Purchase On Account

  6. $300 Question from Category 1 The price a business pays for goods it purchases to sell

  7. $300 Answer from Category 1 Cost of Merchandise

  8. $400 Question from Category 1 An agreement between a buyer and a seller about payment for merchandise

  9. $400 Answer from Category1 Terms of Sale

  10. $500 Question from Category 1 An account that reduces a related account on a financial statement

  11. $500 Answer from Category 1 Contra Account

  12. $100 Question from Category 2 Goods that a business purchases to sell

  13. $100 Answer from Category 2 Merchandise

  14. $200 Question from Category 2 An organization with the legal rights of a person and which many persons may own

  15. $200 Answer from Category 2 Corporation

  16. $300 Question from Category 2 A business that purchases and sells goods

  17. $300 Answer from Category 2 Merchandising Business

  18. $400 Question from Category 2 Transactions that cannot be recorded in a special journal should be recorded in the _____________.

  19. $400 Answer from Category 2 General Journal

  20. $500 Question from Category 2 A deduction that a vendor allows on the invoice amount to encourage prompt payment

  21. $500 Answer from Category 2 Cash Discount

  22. $100 Question from Category 3 A petty cash on hand amount that is less than a recorded amount

  23. $100 Answer from Category 3 Cash Short

  24. $200 Question from Category 3 The amount added to the cost of merchandise to establish the selling price

  25. $200 Answer from Category 3 Markup

  26. $300 Question from Category 3 A journal amount column that is not headed with an account title

  27. $300 Answer from Category 3 General Amount Column

  28. $400 Question from Category 3 A reduction in the list price granted to customers

  29. $400 Answer from Category 3 Trade Discount

  30. $500 Question from Category 3 Credit allowed for the purchase price of returned merchandise, resulting in a decrease in the customer’s accounts payable

  31. $500 Answer from Category 3 Purchases Return

  32. $100 Question from Category 4 A cash discount on purchases taken by a customer

  33. $100 Answer from Category 4 Purchases Discount

  34. $200 Question from Category 4 A special journal used to record only purchases of merchandise on account

  35. $200 Answer from Category 4 Purchases Journal

  36. $300 Question from Category 4 A business from which merchandise is purchased or supplies or other assets are bought

  37. $300 Answer from Category 4 Vendor

  38. $400 Question from Category 4 Daily Double A form prepared by the customer showing the price deduction taken by the customer for returns and allowances

  39. $400 Answer from Category 4 Debit Memorandum

  40. $500 Question from Category 4 An invoice used as a source document for recording a purchase on account transaction

  41. $500 Answer from Category 4 Purchase Invoice

  42. $100 Question from Category 5 A petty cash on hand amount that is more than recorded amount

  43. $100 Answer from Category 5 Cash Over

  44. $200 Question from Category 5 A special journal used to record only cash payment transaction

  45. $200 Answer from Category 5 Cash Payments Journal

  46. $300 Question from Category 5 A journal amount column headed with an account title

  47. $300 Answer from Category 5 Special Amount Column

  48. $400 Question from Category 5 A journal used to record only one kind of transaction

  49. $400 Answer from Category 5 Special Journal

  50. $500 Question from Category 5 If you have cash short do you have a general debit or general credit

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