Indicate How Accounting for Lost and Stolen Merchandise Differs Between

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Essay

Indicate how accounting for lost and stolen merchandise differs between firms using a perpetual inventory system and those using a periodic inventory system.Which system provides the best way to account for such losses and why?

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Definitions:

Perceived Ability

An individual's belief or self-assessment of their capability to perform tasks or achieve goals.

Primary Appraisal

One’s initial appraisal of a potentially stressful event (Lazarus and Folkman).

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

A psychological instrument used to measure the perception of stress; it assesses the degree to which situations in one’s life are appraised as stressful.

Coping Responses

The strategies and behaviors that individuals use to manage the internal and external demands of situations that are appraised as stressful.