Accountancy and business management .. . printed heading is provided on the invoice, opposite whichthe shipping date is typewritten. This then becomes the date ofinvoice. Goods Almost Completely Shipped. If it is possible that one,two, or three items cannot be shipped at all, or in part only, it is thecustom to hold the invoice (and copy, or copies, when there are any)in the office, arranged alphabetically according to customers, pendingreceipt of information from the shipping department as to quantities,weights, etc., of goods shipped. This invoice is an exact typewrittenduplicate of the bala
Accountancy and business management .. . printed heading is provided on the invoice, opposite whichthe shipping date is typewritten. This then becomes the date ofinvoice. Goods Almost Completely Shipped. If it is possible that one,two, or three items cannot be shipped at all, or in part only, it is thecustom to hold the invoice (and copy, or copies, when there are any)in the office, arranged alphabetically according to customers, pendingreceipt of information from the shipping department as to quantities,weights, etc., of goods shipped. This invoice is an exact typewrittenduplicate of the balance of the order forms, and has the heading forquantities to be shipped and, usually, prices for each article. Neitherthe extensions of the items nor the footing of the bill have been made. 300 BILLING AXD ORDER RECORDING 57 (renerally, a copy of the order showing the quantities, weights, ormeasures marked thereon is handed to the office. The copy of tlieinvoice is then placed in the machine, and the prices, extensions, and r ? 1 lli. sti-e —? o 2 ? S^ footings made to correspond with the items which huAe hecn question arises in regard to the items which have not been shipj)e( firms print on the bottom of each invoice the sentence: Allitems which are imi priced nor extended have hee)i hack-ordered andwill be shipped later. Other firms tyj^ewrite an X in tlie price column 301 :)S BITJJNT; and order RErORDIXG t)r number the items which have not been shipped. They then makea written explanation on the l)ottom of the invoice re<i^ar(lin<; the dateat wliich tiie balance of the goods will be shipped. In some linesof business this plan tells the customer not only what he ordered, butwhat has been shipped and when the balance will be shipped. Thememo on the bottom of the invoice also saves the writing of letters tocustomers. In other lines of business, this plan would be absolutely unfit—for the reason that certain firms do not wish to call the customersatte
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