Identify types of companies and inventories

Fill in the blanks with one of the following terms: manufacturing, service, merchandising,

Retailer (s),wholesaler(s), raw materials inventory, merchandise inventory, work in process inventory, finished goods inventory, freight in, the cost of merchandise.

a. __________ companies generally have no inventory.

b. Boeing is a _______ company.

c. Merchandiser’s inventory consists of ______ and ­________

d. _____companies carry three types of inventories: _____, __and ____.

e. Prudential insurance Company is a ______ company.

f. Two types of ____companies include __ and __.

g. Direct materials are stored in _____.

h. Sears is a ____company.

i. Manufacturers sell from their stock of ____.

j. Labor costs usually account for the highest percentage of ___ companies’ costs.

K. Partially completed units are kept in the ___