Section 4 Flashcards
(78 cards)
Economic order quantity (EOQ)
The most economical quantity of a product to order, factoring in both holding and operating cost
Efficiency ratio for accounts payable to sales
Ratios used to analyze how well a company uses its assets and liabilities internally
Expired inventory
Inventory that has reached the end of its useful life, and cannot be sold as a finished good
First in- first out (FIFO)
The principal by which the oldest inventory items are recorded as sold first, but do not necessarily mean that that the exact oldest physical object has been tracked and sold
Control drugs
Any drug or therapeutic agent commonly understood to include narcotics, with a potential for abuse or addiction, which is held under strict government control, as delineated by the comprehensive drug abuse prevention and Control Act passed in 1970
Cost of goods sold (COGS)
A figure on the income statement that reflects the cost of products sold to Consumers in the primary business activity of the practice
Damaged goods
A good that is unfit or reduced in value for its intended use due to damage of some sort
Inventory audit
An accounting procedure used to keep track of products and merchandise
Inventory turnover
The relationship between expense of total items sold and the inventory value, computed by dividing the cost of the drugs and the dispensed items by the average inventory value
Mark-up
The amount added to the cost price of goods to cover overhead and profit
Online pharmacy
An online pharmacy, Internet pharmacy, or mail order pharmacy is a pharmacy that operates over the internet and sends the orders to the customers through the mail or shipping companies
Overstock
A supply or quantity in excess of demand or requirements
Pharmacy
A store where medicinal drugs are dispensed and sold
Volume purchasing
The act of purchasing Goods in multiple units or in large quantities, usually with a financial incentive for doing so
Quantity on hand (QOH)
Total number of inventory units currently in stock
Shrinkage
Inventory loss, usually unexplained or difficult to isolate
Special orders
Patient medications or food that is ordered by a client, typically because it is not kept in stock on a regular basis
Unit of measure - or - buy/sell ratio
Is assigned to all inventory items and must be defined before a product can be entered into inventory. Each product will have a stocking unit of measure, sales ordering unit of measure and a purchasing unit of measure
Back order
An order placed for a product that is temporarily out of stock
Depreciation
Systematic allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over time
Hardware
The physical equipment used in a computer system
Inspection
A practice maybe inspected by various agencies such as the dea, osha, local fire department, etc. A manager should be aware of the laws and standards necessary to pass those inspections
Insurance agent
A person employed to sell insurance policies
Product warranty
A guarantee that a manufacturer or similar party makes regarding the condition of its product