Expenses that vary with some activity. For example, sales commissions expense and cost of goods sold will be greater when sales are greater; electricity expense will decrease when machine hours are reduced.
Expenses that vary with some activity. For example, sales commissions expense and cost of goods sold will be greater when sales are greater; electricity expense will decrease when machine hours are reduced.
In cost accounting this term means to allocate, apply, apportion, or spread manufacturing overhead costs to the production output. In terms of accounts receivable, assign means to pledge accounts receivable to a lender...
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The difference between the actual amount and the budgeted amount.
For a retailer, wholesaler, and distributor the primary activities would be the buying of merchandise and then the sale of that merchandise. A manufacturer’s primary activities would be the production and sale of...
A requirement that the receiving nonprofit organization must return an asset to the donor in the event that some future and uncertain event does or does not occur.
A contra asset account arising when the present value of a note receivable is less than the face amount of the note. The credit balance in this account will be amortized to interest revenue over the life of the note.
Net sales is the gross amount of Sales minus Sales Returns and Allowances, and Sales Discounts for the time interval indicated on the income statement.
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A journal entry that adjusts an amount already recorded on the books of a company because part of the amount pertains to a future accounting period. To learn more, see Explanation of Adjusting Entries.
Financial statement and other financial information distributed to people outside of a company.
The stockholders’ equity account which reports the par value of the preferred shares of stock that have been issued. Amounts received that are greater than the par value are recorded in Paid-in Capital in Excess of...
This indicates (on average) how many days it takes to sell the merchandise held in inventory. To learn more, see Explanation of Financial Ratios.
Generally, securities that can be sold quickly in the stock or bond market and where the investor’s intention is to sell them within one year of the balance sheet date.
The actual cost incurred for manufacturing costs that does not change as production volume changes. Examples include the property tax, rent, and depreciation of the factory building and equipment, and the salaries of the...
The regular retained earnings. Retained earnings that have not been restricted.
A visual aid used by accountants to illustrate a journal entry’s effect on the general ledger accounts. Debit amounts are entered on the left side of the “T” and credit amounts are entered on the right...
Accounts receivable that serve as the collateral for a loan.
A liability account that reports the amount of taxes that a company owes as of the balance sheet date.
A decentralized division of a corporation which is responsible for and has control over its costs, revenues, and investments.
The difference between the call price of a bond or preferred stock and its stated or par value.
See Explanation of Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold.
The withdrawal of business cash or other assets by the owner for the personal use of the owner. Withdrawals of cash by the owner are recorded with a debit to the owner’s drawing account and a credit to the cash...
Analyzing financial statements by using financial ratios, horizontal analysis, and vertical analysis. To learn more, see Explanation of Financial Ratios.
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...
Another company that supplies goods or performs services. Also known as a vendor.
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Journals other than the general journal. Special or specialized journals include the cash receipts journal, the cash disbursements journal, the purchases journal, and the sales journal.
An interest rate that is not explicitly stated. For example, instead of paying $100 cash a person is allowed to pay $9 per month for 12 months. The interest rate is not stated, but the implicit rate can be determined by...
A check drawn on a bank. A cashier’s check leaves no doubt that the funds represented by the check are real. A bank money order or a certified check would also assure the payee that the funds are in the bank.
A cash dividend that has been declared by the board of directors, but not yet paid.
The depreciation used on a company’s income tax return. Usually this is different from the depreciation used on the financial statements.
Life insurance with a cash value (as opposed to term insurance, which does not have a cash value).
See deferral-type adjusting entry.
Also known as a permanent account. Includes the balance sheet accounts (assets, liabilities, and owner’s or stockholders’ equity accounts) but excludes the owner’s drawing account, which is a temporary...
A sorting of a company’s accounts receivables by the age of the receivables.
The name used by a buyer of goods or services for the sales invoice or bill received from the supplier of the goods or services.
A miscellaneous expense account used to record the difference between the amount of cash needed to replenish a petty cash fund and the amount of petty cash receipts at the time the petty cash fund is replenished.
The relationship between two variables. There can be correlation without a cause-and-effect relationship. Also see coefficient of correlation.
An average that changes with an additional purchase. See perpetual moving average in Explanation of Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold.
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