Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts
Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259918186
Author: Thomas P Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds, Frances M McNair, Philip R Olds
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Give the meaning of ‘Merchandise Inventory’, and indicate the costs included in Merchandise Inventory account.

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Definition of Merchandise Inventory: Merchandise is the stock of goods bought by a wholesaler, or a retailer, or a trader, to be sold within a year. Merchandise Inventory is a current asset account which includes all the costs incurred to acquire merchandise, and process it further for sale.

Costs included in Merchandise Inventory account: The following costs are included in Merchandise Inventory account:

  • Price of goods
  • Shipping costs
  • Transit insurance cost
  • Storage costs
  • Packaging costs

These inventory costs are also referred to as product costs because they are related to the product (goods or stock).

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Chapter 4 Solutions

Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts

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