A department store uses a perpetual inventory system. At year-end, it shows a balance in the merchandise inventory account of $2 million. Assuming that the inventory records have been maintained properly, a year-end physical inventory _________.

Perpetual inventory system is when information regarding quantity and availability in inventory of a business is continuously updated. Sale or purchase big inventory is recorded immediately with the use of computerised point of sale systems.

The department store uses a perpetual inventory system. At year-end, it shows a balance in the merchandise inventory account of $2 million. The physical inventory will probably be less than $2 million because it adjust its records to make the recorded inventory amount agree with the actual inventory on hand at end of year.