How do stock register and bin card differ in the information they record?

• A. The stock register documents receipts, issues, and balances for a specific item in its bin.
• B. The stock register tracks overall stock movements and balances.
• C. The bin card tracks supplier performance.
• D. The bin card is a record of stock valuation.

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that these two records serve different scopes of stock control. A stock register acts as the overall ledger for stock movements across items in the store, recording receipts, issues, and the current balance for each item to show the total stock position on hand. A bin card, on the other hand, is location-specific and tracks every receipt and issue for a particular item in a specific bin, along with the running balance kept in that bin, helping you manage the physical stock at that location. So the stock register best describes overall stock movements and balances, while a bin card is about per-bin item activity. The bin card does not track supplier performance or stock valuation.