Q. Advantage of a pre-inventory sale?

Have you still taken advantage of a pre-inventory sale at your favourite retail store Many stores offer bargain prices to decrease the merchandise on hand and to minimize the time and expense of taking the inventory. A smaller inventory as well enhances the probability of taking an accurate inventory since the store has less merchandise to count. From section 6 you know that companies use inventory amounts to determine the cost of goods sold this main expense affects a merchandising company's net income. In this section you learn how important inventories are in preparing a correct statement of retained earnings, income statement and balance sheet.