Our Explanation of the Balance Sheet provides you with a basic understanding of a corporation's balance sheet (or statement of financial position). You will gain insights regarding the assets, liabilities, and...
Our Explanation of the Balance Sheet provides you with a basic understanding of a corporation's balance sheet (or statement of financial position). You will gain insights regarding the assets, liabilities, and...
Our Explanation of Financial Statements provides you with the highlights of each of the five external financial statements issued by U.S. corporations. Our insights will give you a good understanding of what the...
to pay with a credit card when the goods are shipped. While there will be a credit card processing fee, the company may be avoiding a complete loss of the amount of the sale. The amounts owed by customers should be...
Our Explanation of Accounting Equation (or bookkeeping equation) illustrates how the double-entry system keeps the accounting equation in balance. You will see how the revenues and expenses on the income statement are...
on a vendor’s invoice before it is paid. 15. A vendor’s invoice of $800 has credit terms of 2/10, net 30. The amount to be remitted if the invoice is paid within 10 days is $__________. 16. If the terms of a...
Our Explanation of Working Capital and Liquidity provides you with an in-depth look at the components of working capital and the challenges of converting current assets to cash before obligations come due. You will see...
's current market value 39. The adjusting entry to record depreciation of equipment will include a credit to which of the following accounts? Select... Accumulated Depreciation of Equipment Depreciation Expense of...
Our Explanation of Adjusting Entries gives you a process and an understanding of how to make the adjusting entries in order to have an accurate balance sheet and income statement. Eight examples including T-accounts for...
Since our Explanation of Cash Flow Statement illustrates how the amounts are determined, you will get a better understanding of this very important financial statement. No longer will you look at only the income...
Our Explanation of Evaluating Business Investments compares four of the techniques for reviewing potential capital expenditures. You will be introduced to accounting rate of return, payback, net present value, and...
Our Explanation of Working Capital and Liquidity provides you with an in-depth look at the components of working capital and the challenges of converting current assets to cash before obligations come due. You will see...
in the checking account If there is an error in the company’s cash records, there will be a related error in another account because of the double-entry system of accounting. If a dishonest person is embezzling money...
result in an income statement gain or loss. The shares of treasury stock can be sold, retired, or could continue to be held as treasury stock. Example of Treasury Stock A corporation has excess cash and does not see any...
mean a corporation’s net income after income tax expense. Many business owners refer to the company’s income statement as the profit and loss statement or the P&L. A company reporting a positive amount of net...
the following adjusting entry: A debit to Bad Debt Expense that will cause the income statement to report the estimated $10,000 loss closer to the time of the credit sales A credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts...
continuous financial statement.) The amount of net income will cause an increase in the stockholders’ equity account Retained Earnings, while a loss will cause a decrease. The amount of other comprehensive income will...
Summary has a debit balance, the amount is the company’s net loss. The Income Summary will be closed with a credit for that amount and a debit to Retained Earnings or the owner’s capital account. Join PRO to Track...
be the case under the allowance method. [The Internal Revenue Service requires the direct write off method in order to prevent taxpayers from claiming a bad debts expenses based on an anticipated potential loss.] Join...
What is the difference between a contingent liability and an estimated liability? Definition of a Contingent Liability A contingent liability is a potential liability (and a potential loss or potential expense). For a...
to be reported on the balance sheet at the lower NRV of $12,000, and 2) the income statement to report the write-down loss of $3,000 (even though the goods have not yet been sold). Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the...
loss computed using a past cost) Current and future costs that will differ between two alternatives in a decision. (Costs that will not differ are irrelevant and can be ignored.) Information provided in a timely manner...
-in-process, finished goods, and supplies to identify the inventory items which have not turned over in a long time. Those items may need to be scrapped so that a loss can be reported and cash will not flow for income...
date. However, if the depositor insists on withdrawing the money before the maturity date, the financial institution will assess a penalty—usually the loss of interest. Since the depositor agreed to a maturity date,...
on the company’s income statement. It may be included in the company’s selling, general and administrative expenses. [However, if the expense is associated with extending credit outside of a company’s main selling...
contains all of its asset, liability, owner equity, revenue, expense, gain, and loss accounts. Each account contains the transaction amounts that pertain to the account title. Definition of a Trial Balance A trial...
in exchange for cash or other assets. Donated capital was received. Here is a list of items that could cause a decrease in the total amount of a corporation’s stockholders’ equity: Negative net earnings or a net...
Debits and Credits (Flashcards) Download Single-Sided PDF Download Double-Sided PDF All Cards (30) Marked Wrong (0) Marked Right (0) debit (or) debit balance This is the left side of an account and also the normal...
With this cost flow assumption the oldest costs in the ending inventory are determined after the year has ended. Mark as wrong Mark as right LIFO perpetual Under this cost flow assumption the most recent cost at the...
Since our Explanation of Cash Flow Statement illustrates how the amounts are determined, you will get a better understanding of this very important financial statement. No longer will you look at only the income...
. The company’s gain or loss if it retires all of its bonds is a __________ (gain, loss) of $__________. Select... gain loss Use the following information for answering Questions 37 - 40: On January 1, 2024 a company...
. When a company sells any of its long-term investments or sells any of its property, plant and equipment, it is assumed to be providing or increasing the company’s cash and cash equivalents. Therefore, the cash...
of Computing the Selling Price of a Bond Assume that a 6% bond having a face value $1,000,000 that will mature in 2 years is currently offered for sale. The interest paid on the bond is $30,000 every six months. The...
would realistically receive. It allowed us to “match” the discount to the week of the sale and not mismatch the discount to a later week when the customer remitted the reduced amount. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark...
What is an unsecured creditor? Definition of Unsecured Creditor An unsecured creditor is often a vendor or supplier that: Shipped goods to a customer as part of a sale on credit Has not been paid Does not have a lien on...
description. Once a transaction is recorded in the general journal, the amounts are then posted to the appropriate accounts in the general ledger. Examples of Using the General Journal The following are examples of...
. Let’s also assume that the retailer begins the year with 100 units of the product and purchases an additional 1,500 units throughout the year. The combination of the beginning inventory plus the purchases is known as...
times $100,000). Add the cost of the goods purchased since the last inventory to that inventory amount. Let’s assume that previous inventory amount was $15,000 and that there were purchases of $75,000. That means the...
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