A formula that calculates the optimum quantity to be purchased (or produced) so as to minimize the combined total cost of carrying inventory and processing additional purchase orders (or production setups). The formula...
A formula that calculates the optimum quantity to be purchased (or produced) so as to minimize the combined total cost of carrying inventory and processing additional purchase orders (or production setups). The formula...
This is an administrative expense which reports the fees incurred by a company for the expenses associated with its checking account transactions.
This current liability account reports the amount a company owes the U.S. government as of the balance sheet date for the federal income taxes withheld from its employees’ salaries and wages.
An income statement that has more than one subtraction in arriving at net income. An income statement showing gross profit is an indication it is a multiple-step income statement.
The first section of the statement of cash flows. To learn more, see Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.
In the context of inventory, net realizable value or NRV is the expected selling price in the ordinary course of business minus the costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. In the context of accounts receivable...
Employer payroll taxes include an employer’s portion of Social Security and Medicare taxes and the state and federal unemployment taxes.
A nongovernment group of seven members assisted by a large research staff which is responsible for the setting of accounting standards, rules, and principles for financial reporting by U.S. entities. Go to www.fasb.org...
This is an owner’s equity account. The balance in this account reflects the owner’s investment in this sole proprietorship plus the net income and minus the owner’s draws since the company began. (The...
See direct labor rate variance.
This current liability account reports the amount a company owes (is required to remit) for its employees’ 401(k) program as of the date of the balance sheet.
The financial statements of nonprofits include the statement of financial position, the statement of activities, the statement of cash flows, notes to the financial statements, and the statement of functional expenses....
A retirement plan that specifies the amount that a retiree will receive, such as 1% of the person’s recent salary times the years of service. The employer’s obligation is to contribute enough money to meet...
See indirect manufacturing costs.
See accounting equation.
A decision whether to make some products or equipment in-house versus purchasing the products or equipment from another company. As in any decision, one must compare the relevant costs and other opportunities. It is...
The net amount of gross sales on credit minus the sales returns, sales allowances, and sales discounts which pertain to the sales on credit.
The method of accounting for treasury stock whereby the cost of the stock that is repurchased by the issuing corporation is recorded and is reported in the contra stockholders’ equity account Treasury Stock.
The amount by which the proceeds from the sale of investments exceeded the carrying amount of the investments that were sold. It is reported as a non-operating or “other” item on a multiple-step income...
A liability account containing the amount of premium on bonds payable that has not yet been amortized to interest expense. To learn more, see Explanation of Bonds Payable.
The mathematical result of sales revenues divided by average total assets during the period of the sales.
A non-operating item resulting from the sale of this long-term asset for less than its carrying amount (or book value).
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the employer’s expense for the company’s 401(k) plan associated with the employees in the warehouse department during the period indicated in the...
Income based upon some assumptions.
See inventory: finished goods (FG).
The amount of rent that has been earned by the landlord or owner during the accounting period shown in the heading of the income statement, but it has not been received as of the last day of the accounting period.
A measurement of financial performance of a company’s operating division that is not responsible for its financing and income taxes. The calculation is likely to be 1) the division’s operating income before...
Obligations not reported as liabilities on the balance sheet.
The inventory system where purchases are debited to the inventory account and the inventory account is credited at the time of each sale for the cost of the goods sold. Hence, the balance in the inventory account is...
Often a 1% or 2% reduction in the amount owed if an invoice is paid within 10 days of the invoice date instead of the customary 30 days.
That component of a product that has not yet been placed into the product or into work-in-process inventory. This account often contains the standard cost of the direct materials on hand. A manufacturer must disclose in...
Under the accrual method of accounting, the account Unemployment Tax Expense on Warehouse reports the unemployment tax expense the company has incurred for the employees in the warehouse during the period indicated in...
See direct labor efficiency variance.
The amount of interest expense incurred during the time interval shown in the heading of the income statement that pertains to a company’s bonds payable. Bond interest expense also includes the amortization of the...
A department within a factory that does not directly produce a product. Examples are the factory maintenance department, factory administrative department, and quality assurance department.
A balance sheet heading or grouping that includes both cash and those marketable assets that are very close to their maturity dates.
A revenues account with a debit balance instead of the usual credit balance. Examples include sales returns, sales allowances, and sales discounts.
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