Q&A 2026
WhatBkindBofBaccountBisBmerchandiseBinventory?B-BAnswerBCurrentBasset
WhatBkindBofBaccountBisBtheBcostBofBmerchandiseBsold?B-BAnswerBExpense
WhatBkindBofBaccountBisBSales?B-BAnswerBRevenue
WhatBisBtheBformulaBforBGrossBprofit?B-BAnswerBGrossBProfitB=BRevenueB-
BCostBofBGoodsBSold
WhatBisBtheBformulaBtoBcalculateBincomeBfromBoperations?B-
BAnswerBOperatingBIncomeB=BGrossBProfitB-BOperatingBExpenses
WhatBisBtheBdifferenceBbetweenBperpetualBvsBperiodicBinventory?B-
BAnswerBPerpetual:BEachBpurchaseBandBsaleBofBmerchandiseBisBrecordedBinBtheBinve
ntoryBaccountBandBrelatedBsubsidiaryBledger
Periodic:BTheBinventoryBdoesBnotBshowBtheBamountBofBmerchandiseBavailableBforBsal
eBandBtheBamountBsold.
InBtheBdiscountBtermsB2/10BnetB30,BwhatBdoesBeachBnumberBrepresent?B-
BAnswerBTheB"2"BmeansBthatBaB2%BdiscountBisBavailableBifBpaymentBisBmadeBwithin
B10Bdays,BandBtheBfullBinvoiceBamountBisBdueBwithinB30BdaysBifBtheBdiscountBisBnot
Btaken.
WhoBpayBtheBshippingBforBFOBBshippingBpointB-
BAnswerBTheBbuyerBpaysBtheBfreightBcostsBfromBtheBshippingBpointBtoBtheBfinalBdest
ination