Chapter 8
Purchasing/
Human Resources/
Payment Process:
Recording and
Evaluating
Expenditure
Process Activities
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What is the Difference between Merchandising
and Manufacturing Inventories?
• Merchandising
 Inventory purchased to be resold
 Merchandise Inventory account
• Manufacturing
 Inventory purchased to be used to make
products
 Raw Materials Inventory account
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What is the Difference between Periodic
and Perpetual Inventory Systems?
• Periodic
 Determine ending inventory and cost of goods
sold at the end of the period
• Perpetual
 Determine cost of goods sold and ending
inventory on a continuous basis
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How are Inventory Activities Recorded in
a Periodic System?
• Purchase
 Debit Purchases
 Credit Accounts Payable
• Return or allowance
 Debit Accounts Payable
 Credit Purchase Returns and Allowances
• Freight or insurance on purchases
 Debit Freight-in (Insurance-in)
 Credit Accounts Payable (Cash)
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How are Inventory Activities Recorded in
a Perpetual System?
• Purchase
 Debit Inventory
 Credit Accounts Payable
• Return or allowance
 Debit Accounts Payable
 Credit Inventory
• Freight or insurance on purchases
 Debit Inventory
 Credit Accounts Payable (Cash)
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What is the Difference between the Net
Price and Gross Price Methods?
• Net price
 Purchases and purchase returns/allowances
are recorded net of the available discount
 Discounts lost are recorded separately
• Gross price
 Purchases and purchase returns/allowances
are recorded at the gross price
 Discounts taken are recorded separately
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Example
• A company purchases $1,000 (gross) of
inventory (terms: 2/10, n/30), subsequently
returns $200 (gross) of the inventory, and
pays for the inventory within the discount
period.
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Net Price Method/Perpetual
• Purchase
 Increase (debit) inventory by $980 ($1,000 * 0.98)
 Increase (credit) accounts payable by $980
• Return
 Decrease (debit) accounts payable by $196 ($200 *
0.98)
 Decrease (credit) inventory by $196
• Payment within discount period
 Decrease (debit) accounts payable by $784 ($980 - $196)
 Decrease (credit) cash by $784
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Gross Price/Perpetual
• Purchase
 Increase (debit) inventory by $1,000
 Increase (credit) accounts payable by $1,000
• Return
 Decrease (debit) accounts payable by $200
 Decrease (credit) inventory by $200
• Payment within discount period
 Decrease (debit) accounts payable by $800 ($1,000 - $200)
 Decrease (credit) cash by $784 ($800 * 0.98)
 Recognize discount taken (credit inventory) for $16
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What is the Balance in Inventory
under Each Pricing Method?
• Net price
 Inventory = $980 - $196 = $784
• Gross price
 Inventory = $1,000 - $200 - $16 = $784
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What if the Payment is Made After the
Discount Period has Expired?
• Net price
 Decrease (debit) accounts payable by $784 ($980 - $196)
 Recognize discount lost (debit Discounts Lost) for $16
 Decrease (credit) cash by $800 ($784/0.98)
• Gross price
 Decrease (debit) accounts payable by $800 ($1,000 - $200)
 Decrease (credit) cash by $800
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Now What is the Balance of Inventory
under Each Pricing Method?
• Net price
 Inventory = $980 - $196 = $784
• Gross price
 Inventory = $1,000 - $200 = $800
• Does this mean that the inventory under the gross
price method is worth more?
 No, it simply reflects management’s beliefs concerning
discounts.
• Gross = cost reduction when taken
• Net = financing cost when lost
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What is the Basic Flow of Information in
the Payroll Process?
• Employees record time worked on time cards and
factory records time worked on time tickets
• Timekeeping compares time cards and time
tickets
• Payroll records time worked, deductions, etc.
• Accounts payable approves payroll and notifies
cashier
• Cashier pays employees
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What is the Difference between Gross Pay and Net
Pay from the Employer’s Point of View?
• Gross pay—salary and wage expense
(amount incurred in an attempt to generate
revenue)
• Net pay—cash outflow to employees
• Withholdings—liabilities to pay the entity to
which the funds belong
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What is the Difference between Salary/Wage
Expense and Payroll Tax Expense?
• Salary/wage expense—expense incurred
from using employees in an attempt to
generate revenue
• Payroll tax expense—expense incurred due
to having employees (matching FICA and
unemployment taxes)
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When are Expenses Recognized?
• When incurred, regardless of when cash is paid.
Assume December 31 year for examples that
follow.
 Example #1—receive a utility bill in December, pay the
bill in January, expense is recognized in December
 Example #2—pay insurance for 6 months in November,
recognize 2 months of insurance expense in December
 Example #3—pay the local newspaper in December for
an ad to be run in December, recognize expense in
December
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Inventory Example
• Inventory is an asset when purchased
• When inventory is sold, we recognize the
expense, called Cost of Goods Sold
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How are Expenditure Process Activities
Communicated to Users?
• Income statement
 Discounts lost, Loss on Inventory, other
expenses
 Cost of goods sold
• Balance sheet
 Ending balance of inventory, other assets, and
liabilities
• Statement of cash flows
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 Cash paid for inventory and other expenditure
process items
How can we Estimate the Cash Paid for
Inventory?
• Beginning inventory (balance sheet)
• + Net purchases (calculated)
• = Maximum inventory available
• Cost of goods sold (income statement)
• = Ending inventory (balance sheet)
• Then,
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Estimating Cash Paid for Inventory,
Continued
• Beginning accounts payable (balance sheet)
• + Net purchases (from inventory account)
• = Maximum amount owed to suppliers
• Cash paid for inventory (calculated)
• = Ending accounts payable (balance sheet)
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