A technique for allocating costs to a product, service, customer, etc. The premise is that activities cause an organization to incur costs. Once the costs of the activities have been identified and each activity’s...
A technique for allocating costs to a product, service, customer, etc. The premise is that activities cause an organization to incur costs. Once the costs of the activities have been identified and each activity’s...
See fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance.
The cost of repairing or replacing previously sold products during their warranty periods.
See sum-of-the-years’ digits method of depreciation.
The amount of cash that could be received if a whole life insurance policy were canceled.
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See current portion of long-term debt.
Life insurance with a cash value (as opposed to term insurance, which does not have a cash value).
The preparation of financial statements from a client’s information and without any review or audit of the amounts.
A financial ratio that compares a company’s interest expense to the company’s income before interest expense and income taxes. It is an indicator of the likelihood that interest payments will be made in the...
See current ratio.
See units of production method of depreciation.
See direct labor efficiency variance.
A table showing the present value factors to be applied to the constant amount occurring at the beginning of each equal time interval. Also known as the present value table for an annuity in advance.
The amount of principal owed on a loan. On the typical mortgage loan, a portion of the monthly payment is applied to interest and principal. The amount of principal that remains after the principal payment is the unpaid...
A predetermined dollar amount that one unit of a finished product should cost during an accounting period.
The supplier of goods or services.
What are some examples of financing activities on the cash flow statement? Definition of Financing Activities Financing activities reported on the statement of cash flows (SCF) involve changes to the long-term...
A corporation with a limited number of stockholders and whose stock is usually not publicly traded.
A non-operating or “other” reduction in net income resulting from a judgment against the company. It is shown in the accounting period when the amount is determined to be probable and the amount can be...
Allowing a person or company to purchase goods or services without paying cash at the time of purchase.
A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the actual amount of fixed manufacturing overhead incurred and the budgeted amount of fixed manufacturing overhead. To learn more, see...
Income based upon some assumptions.
See direct materials usage variance.
This indicates (on average) how many days it takes to sell the merchandise held in inventory. To learn more, see Explanation of Financial Ratios.
See death spiral.
See inventory carrying costs.
Used to calculate the earnings per share of common stock: Earnings available for common stock divided by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. The weighted-average number of shares is needed...
The net amount of revenues and gains minus expenses and losses for the sole proprietorship owned by Matt Jones. After the financial statements are prepared for the year, this amount will be transferred to Matt Jones,...
Stock without a par value.
A management tool that identifies the critical path—the path of sequential activities requiring the longest time to complete.
Obligations that a company has incurred, but have not yet been routinely recorded in Accounts Payable. For example, if the interest on a bank loan is paid on the 10th of each month, then on the last day of each month...
Sorting and reporting expenses according to the type of activity for which the expense was incurred. The functional expense classifications for a nonprofit organization would be Program #1, Program #2, Management and...
See liquidation of LIFO layer.
Where is interest on a note payable reported on the cash flow statement? Definition of Interest on a Note Payable The interest on a note payable is reported on the income statement as Interest Expense. Usually this means...
See cost of goods sold.
One of the types of adjusting entries that are made at the end of the accounting period in order to report (1) revenues that have been earned but have not yet been entered into the accounting records, and/or (2) expenses...
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 method used by retailers to achieve the LIFO cost flow without tracking individual units. A further advantage is that pools of products are used. This will likely mean less liquidation of LIFO cost layers that would...
Under this method, net income is determined by analyzing the change in owner’s equity. The alternative is the transaction approach in which each transaction is recorded, sorted and stored.
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