Xavier, a Recent College Graduate, Is Thinking of Investing in a Home

question 26

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Xavier, a recent college graduate, is thinking of investing in a home health care business. He believes this will be a profitable venture because of the increasing number of people in the U.S. that will be over 60 in the near future and more likely to need this type of service. This accurately describes a demographic trend that will affect his business choice.

Distinguish the accounts used and affected in the periodic inventory system.

Differentiate between the accounts impacted in the perpetual inventory system.

Know how to record freight charges and merchandise purchases on credit under both systems.

Understand the implications of merchandise returns on account balances under the perpetual inventory system.

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