The point at which several products emerge from a common process.
The point at which several products emerge from a common process.
The net result of combining the discounted cash inflows and the discounted cash outflows of an investment, project, company, etc.
Why are loan costs amortized? Definition of Loan Costs Loan costs may include legal and accounting fees, registration fees, appraisal fees, processing fees, etc. that were necessary costs in order to obtain a loan. If...
See direct materials inventory.
The top ranking financial person in the corporation.
Under this method a company records detailed transactions and reports its net income by summarizing and reporting these detailed transactions. (A different approach is called the capital maintenance approach which...
Also known as income from operations, which excludes discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and nonoperating items such as interest expense, investment income, gains, and losses.
See deferral-type adjusting entry.
See paid-in capital in excess of par value – common stock, or paid-in capital in excess of par value – preferred stock.
This ratio relates the costs in inventory to the cost of the goods sold. To learn more about this ratio, see Explanation of Financial Ratios.
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The amount of free cash flow divided by the weighted average number of common shares of stock outstanding during the year.
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An allocation of indirect costs based on the units of production, the number of machine hours, the number of labor hours, etc.
Also referred to as operating expenses. These expenses are reported in the period in which they were incurred, not the period in which they were paid.
See quick ratio.
See direct materials usage variance.
The price at which the holder of a bond must sell the bond to the issuer. For example, a corporation may have the right to redeem/buy back its bonds by paying the bondholder 110% of the bond’s face amount.
Income tax allocations arising from differences between income tax rules and generally accepted accounting rules. For example, depreciation for income tax purposes is based on the income tax code and may require that...
A highly summarized balance sheet
An income statement with at least two columns of amounts. The column of amounts that is closest to the words will contain the amounts for the most recent period of time. The columns furthest from the words will be the...
What is depletion? Definition of Depletion In accounting, depletion refers to the expensing of a company’s cost of a natural resource. Ultimately, it means moving a natural resource’s cost from the company’s...
Taxes assessed by states to cover unemployment benefits paid to unemployed workers who have been laid off or terminated by a company for specified reasons. This tax is paid by the employer but is computed by multiplying...
Where can I find the amount of income taxes paid by a corporation? Definition of Income Taxes Paid by a Corporation The amount of income tax paid by a corporation is different from the amount of income tax (income tax...
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A government index that tracks the changes in prices in order to measure general inflation. This index can be used by small companies to obtain the benefits of LIFO without tracking individual units in inventory. See the...
One of the main financial statements (along with the income statement and balance sheet). The cash flow statement reports the sources and uses of cash by operating activities, investing activities, financing activities,...
A single overhead rate for assigning all of the manufacturing production and service department costs to products. This rate is less accurate than departmental rates if a company manufactures a diverse group of...
The accounting and reporting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). IFRS are used by business entities in most countries. The most notable exception is the U.S. where business...
An accounting guideline where the U.S. dollar is assumed to be constant (no change in purchasing power) over time. This allows an accountant to add one dollar from a transaction in 2010 to one dollar in 2024 and to show...
A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the standard cost of direct materials that should have been used (standard quantity times standard cost) for the good output and the...
See petty cash replenishment.
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A company’s income statement which reports each item as a percentage of net sales.
Also referred to as manufacturing overhead, factory burden, factory overhead, and manufacturing support costs. To learn more, see Explanation of Manufacturing Overhead.
The first major section of the statement of cash flows. To learn more, see Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.
Financial statements issued between the official annual financial statements. For example, quarterly financial statements are interim financial statements.
The amount of rent that has been incurred by a tenant during an accounting period shown in the heading of the income statement, but it has not been paid as of the last day of the accounting period.
The principal portion of an obligation that must be paid within one year of the balance sheet date. For example, if a company has a bank loan of $50,000 that requires monthly interest and principal payments, the next 12...
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