Question

When merchandise is sold and the perpetual system of inventory is used, the journal entry for a sale would include:_____.a. debiting Cost of Goods Sold and crediting Accounts Receivable. b. debiting Accounts Receivable and crediting Sales. c. debiting Accounts Receivable and crediting Cost of Goods Sold. d. debiting Accounts Receivable and crediting Inventory.

Answer 1

Answer:

b. debiting Accounts Receivable and crediting Sales.

Explanation:

When merchandise is sold and the perpetual system of inventory is used, the journal entry for a sale would include debiting Accounts Receivable and crediting Sales.

A perpetual system of inventory can be defined as a method of financial accounting, which involves the updating informations about an inventory on a continuous basis (in real-time) as the sales or purchases are being made by the customers, through the use of enterprise management software applications and a digitized point-of-sale equipment.

Under a perpetual system of inventory, updates of the journal entry for cost of goods sold or received would include debiting accounts receivable and crediting sales immediately as it is being made or happening. The advantage of the perpetual system of inventory over the periodic system of inventory is that, it ensures the inventory account balance is always accurate provided there are no spoilage, theft etc.

In Accounting, to record a journal entry for a sale on account, the account receivable would be debited because it is an asset and shall be increased with debits while crediting the sales account for the amount being paid by the customer.