There is no universally accepted definition of a percentile. Using the 65th percentile as an example, the 65th percentile can be defined as the lowest score that is greater than 65% of the scores. This is the way we defined it above and we will call this Definition 1..
b. The perpetual inventory system updates inventory records at the end of a period. c. The periodic inventory system updates inventory at the end of a period. d. The perpetual inventory system continually updates inventory records. e. Both C and D are true statements.
Periodic versus perpetual systems. There are fundamental differences for accounting and reporting merchandise inventory transactions under the periodic and perpetual inventory systems. To record purchases, the periodic system debits the Purchases account while the perpetual system debits the Merchandise Inventory account. To record sales, the perpetual system requires an extra entry to debit the Cost of goods sold and credit Merchandise Inventory.