FINAN.ACCOUNTING-W/DGT ACCESS (LOOSE)
FINAN.ACCOUNTING-W/DGT ACCESS (LOOSE)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337587488
Author: WARREN
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 6, Problem 1DQ
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Distinguish between merchandising businesses from a service business.

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Explanation of Solution

The following table shows the differences between a merchandising business and service business.

DetailsMerchandising CompanyService Company
MeaningA merchandising company generates income by selling goods to its customers.A service company produces income by providing services to their customers.
Type of Revenues

Sales Revenue

Example: Selling price of merchandise inventory.

Service Revenue

Example: Fees received, Rents received, Interest income.

Type of Expenses

Cost of goods sold and operating expenses

Example: Rent, Office supplies, taxes, Utilities, Insurance.

Only operating expenses

Example: Rent, Office supplies, taxes, Utilities, Insurance.

Table (1)

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Chapter 6 Solutions

FINAN.ACCOUNTING-W/DGT ACCESS (LOOSE)

Ch. 6 - Prob. 1PEACh. 6 - Prob. 1PEBCh. 6 - Halibut Company purchased merchandise on account...Ch. 6 - Hoffman Company purchased merchandise on account...Ch. 6 - Journalize the following merchandise transactions:...Ch. 6 - Journalize the following merchandise transactions:...Ch. 6 - Prob. 4PEACh. 6 - Journalize the following merchandise transactions:...Ch. 6 - Prob. 5PEACh. 6 - Prob. 5PEBCh. 6 - Prob. 6PEACh. 6 - Journalize the following merchandise transactions:...Ch. 6 - Assume the following data for Lusk Inc. before its...Ch. 6 - PE 6-7B Customer allowances and returns Assume the...Ch. 6 - Financial statement data for years ending December...Ch. 6 - Financial statement data for years ending December...Ch. 6 - During the current year, merchandise is sold for...Ch. 6 - For a recent year, Best Buy reported sales of...Ch. 6 - Monet Paints Co. is a newly organized business...Ch. 6 - Prob. 4ECh. 6 - A retailer is considering the purchase of 500...Ch. 6 - The debits and credits for four related entries...Ch. 6 - Prob. 7ECh. 6 - Prob. 8ECh. 6 - Journalize the entries for the following...Ch. 6 - After the amount due on a sale of 28,000, terms...Ch. 6 - The debits and credits for four related entries...Ch. 6 - Prob. 12ECh. 6 - Prob. 13ECh. 6 - Showcase Co., a furniture wholesaler, sells...Ch. 6 - Prob. 15ECh. 6 - Prob. 16ECh. 6 - Journalize the entries to record the following...Ch. 6 - What is the normal balance of the following...Ch. 6 - Paragon Tire Co.s perpetual inventory records...Ch. 6 - Assume the following data for Oshkosh Company...Ch. 6 - Zell Company had sales of 1,800,000 and related...Ch. 6 - For the fiscal year, sales were 191,350,000 and...Ch. 6 - The following expenses were incurred by a...Ch. 6 - One item is omitted in each of the following four...Ch. 6 - On March 31, 2019, the balances of the accounts...Ch. 6 - Identify the errors in the following income...Ch. 6 - Summary operating data for Custom Wire Tubing...Ch. 6 - From the following list, identify the accounts...Ch. 6 - Based on the data presented in Exercise 6-25,...Ch. 6 - On July 31, 2019, the balances of the accounts...Ch. 6 - The Home Depot reported the following data (in...Ch. 6 - Kroger Co., a national supermarket chain, reported...Ch. 6 - Complete the following table by indicating for (a)...Ch. 6 - The following selected transactions were completed...Ch. 6 - Prob. 35ECh. 6 - The following data were extracted from the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 37ECh. 6 - Based on the following data, determine the cost of...Ch. 6 - Identify the errors in the following schedule of...Ch. 6 - United Rug Company is a small rug retailer owned...Ch. 6 - The following selected transactions were completed...Ch. 6 - The following selected transactions were completed...Ch. 6 - Prob. 3PACh. 6 - The following selected transactions were completed...Ch. 6 - The following selected accounts and their current...Ch. 6 - Selected accounts and related amounts for...Ch. 6 - Selected transactions for Capers Company during...Ch. 6 - Selected transactions for Babcock Company during...Ch. 6 - On December 31, 2019, the balances of the accounts...Ch. 6 - The following selected transactions were completed...Ch. 6 - The following selected transactions were completed...Ch. 6 - The following were selected from among the...Ch. 6 - The following selected transactions were completed...Ch. 6 - The following selected accounts and their current...Ch. 6 - Selected accounts and related amounts for Kanpur...Ch. 6 - Selected transactions for Niles Co. during March...Ch. 6 - Selected transactions for Essex Company during...Ch. 6 - On June 30, 2019, the balances of the accounts...Ch. 6 - Palisade Creek Co. is a merchandising business...Ch. 6 - Prob. 1CPCh. 6 - Prob. 2CPCh. 6 - Prob. 4CPCh. 6 - Prob. 5CPCh. 6 - Prob. 6CP
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