
Identify the companies which record revenues when selling inventory.

Explanation of Solution
Service businesses: Service companies involve in selling services, collecting cash for the services performed, and pay off the operating expenses. Hence, inventory is not included, and inventory is not reported on the
Manufacturing businesses: This is a business that buys raw materials, processes those to make finished goods, and sells those goods to customers.
Merchandising businesses: Merchandising companies which buy goods from suppliers, or manufacturers, and sell to retailers are referred to as merchandising businesses. These companies act as middlemen between manufacturing and retailing companies.
From the above explanation it is clear that service companies involve in selling services, whereas, manufacturing companies and merchandising companies involve in selling the inventories. Therefore, both manufacturing companies and merchandising companies record revenues when selling inventory.
Hence, the correct answer is option d. Both manufacturing and merchandising companies.
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