A phrase used to communicate the total compensation of a salaried employee. Fringe benefits (health insurance, vacation days, sick days, employer matching of Social Security and Medicare taxes, pension or 401-k...
A phrase used to communicate the total compensation of a salaried employee. Fringe benefits (health insurance, vacation days, sick days, employer matching of Social Security and Medicare taxes, pension or 401-k...
The proportion of products sold. For example, if a car company sells 100,000 low-profit cars and 400,000 medium-profit cars and 500,000 high-profit trucks, it has a sales mix of 10% + 40% + 50%. If the total number of...
See functional and natural matrix.
A current asset account that reports the amount of future rent expense that was paid in advance of the rental period. The amount reported on the balance sheet is the amount that has not yet been used or expired as of the...
An employee that is not entitled to overtime wages or salaries. Examples of exempt employees include executives, managers and other highly-paid employees.
A company’s loss before nonoperating or other items. Other or nonoperating items include interest income, interest expense, and gains and losses on sale of assets used in the business, loss on lawsuit, etc.
The Roman numeral that represents 1000. Other symbols that are sometimes used to represent 1000 include k and m. (Note: Sometimes M is also used to indicate million.)
A current liability account that reports the amounts owed to employees for hours worked but not yet paid as of the date of the balance sheet.
Operating expenses made to return an asset to its previous condition (rather than to make the asset more than it was originally). The amount is charged to an account such as Repairs and Maintenance Expense in the period...
Financial Executives Institute.
Merchandise that has been shipped by a supplier but the merchandise has not yet reached the customer’s location. Goods in transit that were shipped FOB Shipping Point should be included in the customer’s...
See compound interest.
The recording of a company’s transactions into the accounts contained in the general ledger. It is usually associated with the accounting tasks prior to the preparation of the trial balance. To learn more about...
Also known as freight-out or as delivery expense. This is an operating expense further classified as a selling expense. It results when merchandise is sold with terms of FOB destination.
The current price for a commodity or other item to be delivered immediately.
A corporation’s reported net income and earnings per share for a three-month period.
Usually this refers to manufacturing employees who are not classified as direct labor. Material handlers, mechanics, setup workers, clean up workers are a few examples of indirect labor.
See direct materials usage variance. To learn more, see Explanation of Standard Costing.
What is a capital expenditure versus a revenue expenditure? Definition of Capital Expenditure A capital expenditure is an amount spent to acquire or significantly improve the capacity or capabilities of a long-term asset...
A check that is not paid by the bank on which it is written (drawn). Often the reason a check is not paid is that the account on which the check was drawn did not have a sufficient balance. In that case the check is...
See certificate of deposit.
The day after the record date for a cash dividend on shares of stock. Theoretically, the market price of the stock should drop on this day by the amount of the dividend.
Includes the main financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, statement of retained earnings, statement of stockholders’ equity) plus other financial information such as annual...
In financial accounting this term refers to the amount of debt excluding interest. Payments on mortgage loans usually require monthly payments of principal and interest.
See equivalent units of production.
An allowance granted to a customer who had purchased merchandise with a pricing error or other problem not involving the return of goods. If the customer purchased on credit, a sales allowance will involve a debit to...
What is GAAP? Definition of GAAP GAAP is the acronym for generally accepted accounting principles. GAAP consists of the following: Basic underlying accounting principles, assumptions, and concepts such as the cost...
See FASB Interpretation.
A graph’s horizontal base which indicates the total number of units or other units of volume or activity for the amounts indicated by the y-axis.
The situation where manufacturing service departments provide service to each other. For example, the factory maintenance department provides services to the factory administrative department and the factory...
A rental agreement where ownership is not intended. An operating lease is not recorded in the general ledger accounts and therefore the asset and liability will not appear on the balance sheet. A lease that in substance...
Obligations of a company or organization. Amounts owed to lenders and suppliers. Liabilities often have the word “payable” in the account title. Liabilities also include amounts received in advance for a...
End of month.
See endowment fund.
That part of the accounting system which contains the balance sheet and income statement accounts used for recording transactions.
A cost and/or volume of activity that is outside of an expected range.
See inventory: work-in-process (WIP).
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...
A heading that includes common stock and preferred stock.
What is financial leverage? Definition of Financial Leverage Financial leverage which is also known as leverage or trading on equity, refers to the use of debt to acquire additional assets. The use of financial leverage...
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