Why is an amount in the cash flows from investing activities shown in parenthesis? An amount shown in parenthesis within the investing activities section of the cash flow statement indicates that cash was used to...
Why is an amount in the cash flows from investing activities shown in parenthesis? An amount shown in parenthesis within the investing activities section of the cash flow statement indicates that cash was used to...
Reports too much. If an error overstates the inventory and the company’s net income, the amount of inventory and the amount of net income being reported is more than the correct amount.
See outstanding checks.
See activity-based costing.
To record accounting entries into a journal.
Usually used in describing fixed costs. We often state that fixed costs will not change as volume changes. However, if volume were to triple, there would likely be more fixed costs as the company will need more space and...
An estimate of an asset’s market value
Often referred to as fixed assets. This would include long term assets such as buildings and equipment used by a company. Plant assets (other than land) will be depreciated over their useful lives.
Investments in common stock, preferred stock, corporate bonds, or government bonds that can be readily sold on a stock or bond exchange. These investments are reported as a current asset if the investor’s intention...
The third section of the statement of cash flows. To learn more, see Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.
Pushing authority and decision making down to the managers and employees who are closer to the work.
In payroll processing, the withholding of money from an employee’s wages or salary as ordered by a court. The money is then remitted by the employer to the agency specified by the court. To learn more, see...
The direct method could refer to the method of preparing the statement of cash flows. The direct method could also refer to the method of allocating a manufacturing facility’s service departments to its production...
A dollar adjusted for inflation. If an asset such as land was purchased for $10,000 many years ago when the consumer price index (CPI) was 100 and today the CPI is 400, today’s constant-dollar amount would be...
Usually a permanently restricted asset for which the principal portion must be retained indefinitely. The earnings from an endowment fund could be unrestricted or temporarily restricted.
Is the cost of goods sold an expense? Why the Cost of Goods Sold is an Expense We often think of expenses as salaries, advertising, rent, commissions, interest, and so on. However, the cost of goods sold is also an...
Segments of a business. For example, a corporation may have a consumer division and an industrial division in order to improve its effectiveness in marketing its goods.
A loss that occurs by holding an asset. Holding losses might be recorded on the income statement or they might not be recorded depending on the asset and the amounts.
How do cash dividends affect the financial statements? Definition of Cash Dividends Cash dividends are a distribution of a corporation’s earnings to its stockholders or shareholders. For cash dividends to occur, the...
Where do dividends appear on the financial statements? Definition of Dividends Cash dividends are a distribution of a company’s profits. Financial Statements of a Corporation The main financial statements of a...
What are consolidated financial statements? Definition of Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated financial statements are financial statements for a group of separate legal entities that are controlled by one...
What is a liability? Definition of Liability A liability is an obligation arising from a past business event. It is reported on a company’s balance sheet. Liabilities are also part of the basic accounting equation:...
A lease that “in substance” is a purchase and financing arrangement. When a lease meets certain criteria, the asset being “rented” is recorded as an asset and a liability is also recorded. A lease...
To include in the cost of an asset. For example, the interest incurred by a company when it constructs its own building is added to the cost of the building’s components. This is referred to as capitalizing the...
The indirect manufacturing costs actually incurred during an accounting period.
Also referred to as manufacturing overhead, factory overhead, indirect manufacturing costs, or manufacturing support costs. To learn more, see Explanation of Manufacturing Overhead.
FIFO and LIFO is best with which type of products? Definition of FIFO and LIFO FIFO and LIFO pertain to the flow of products’ costs out of inventory to the cost of goods sold that is reported on the income statement....
See income statement. To learn more, see Explanation of Income Statement.
The actual cost of direct materials, the actual cost of direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied by using a predetermined annual overhead rate.
How are dividends paid when there are dividends in arrears? Definition of Dividends in Arrears Dividends in arrears exist when a corporation has: Cumulative preferred stock Omitted past dividends on the cumulative...
Also known as time-and-one-half. A term used in conjunction with overtime pay when an employee gets a 50% higher pay rate for hours in excess of 40 hours per week. The “half” is also known as the overtime...
What is an impairment? Definition of Impairment The term impairment is associated with an asset currently having a market value that is less than the asset’s book value . A test is done to determine whether the...
What does it mean to check the extensions and to foot an invoice? To check the extensions on a purchase invoice means to verify that the number of units of each item multiplied by its unit cost agrees with the total...
How do you compute a selling price if you know the cost and the required gross margin? Definition of Selling Price A selling price is the amount that a customer will pay to buy a product. If a retailer wants to earn a...
A quality of accounting information that facilitates the comparison of financial reporting of one company to the financial reporting of another company.
See time period assumption.
An actual count of the goods owned by the company. The actual counts are then compared to the quantities reported on the detailed inventory records. If a difference exists, the quantity shown on the inventory record...
Usually a department within a company that is responsible for its costs but not revenues or profit.
Revenue that has been earned but not yet invoiced to the customer.
The average time it takes for a retailer’s or manufacturer’s inventory to turn to cash. If a manufacturer turns its inventory six times per year (every two months) and allows customers to pay in 30 days, its...
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