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...
to one account entitled __________ Common Stock. 12. Stockholder's equity is subdivided into two major sections: __________ paid-in capital and __________ retained earnings . 13. The net income of a corporation is...
). As a result of the accounting rules, assets may be reported at various amounts. Here are a few examples: Certain marketable investment securities will be reported at market value Inventory is often reported at the...
Our Explanation of Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity uses the appropriate present value factors for discounting a stream of equal cash amounts occurring at equal time intervals. An important feature is the use of loan...
for this topic. For more insight regarding a specific question, use the search box at the top of the page. 1. Normal practice is for the buyer of a bond to pay the quoted price plus any accrued __________. 2. If a...
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...
payment from the buyer at the time that the bonds are issued. True Right! False Wrong. 10. It is common for a bond to pay a fixed amount of interest in each of the years of the bond's life. True Right! False Wrong....
entitled Bonds Payable. Typically the issuer of the bonds agrees to pay the bondholders: interest every six months (semiannually), and the face or maturity value when the bonds come due Why Bonds? Why Not Common Stock?...
Our Explanation of Accounting Basics uses a simple story to introduce important accounting concepts and terminology. It illustrates how transactions will be included in a company's financial statements.
recent costs remain in inventory. Definition of Gross Profit Net sales – Cost of goods sold = gross profit? Difference between LIFO and FIFO If there were no changes in the cost of inventory items (purchased or...
. In essence, the cost of goods sold is being matched with the revenues from the goods sold, thereby achieving the matching principle of accounting. When the cost of goods sold is subtracted from net sales, the result is...
. Another example of a non-discount method in capital budgeting is the accounting rate of return method, which is similar to the return on investment (ROI). [To overcome the above shortcomings, capital budgeting should...
of a company’s fixed expenses assists in understanding how the retailer’s net income will change as volume changes. The total amount of fixed expenses can also be used to quickly estimate a company’s break-even...
flow assumption from FIFO to the LIFO because they were experiencing rising costs. By flowing the recent higher costs into the cost of goods sold on the income statement and tax return (and keeping the older lower costs...
and its credit terms are 2/10, net 30. If the invoice is paid on July 16, the amount that should be received by the seller is $__________. 5. A company deposited one of its customer’s checks that it received as...
the contra sales account Sales Allowances for $10,000 (instead of debiting Sales) and credits Accounts Receivable. The company will likely combine the credit balance of $900,000 in the Sales account with the debit...
income, and net income for both periods will also be incorrect. Example of an Inventory Error Assume that a company began operations on December 1. During December the company purchased $100,000 of goods that it planned...
on December 31 was already in bankruptcy condition, the corporation must adjust its December 31 balance sheet by reducing its net receivables by $200,000 and reporting bad debts expense of $200,000 on its income...
statements. One of the basic underlying principles in GAAP is the cost principle. This means that the inventories, the cost of goods sold, and the resulting net income must reflect the manufacturer’s actual historical...
that the objective of the accounting process is to have accurate financial statements. In this case we want an income statement which reports an accurate amount of cost of goods sold, and the resulting gross profit...
period's net income is part of the corporation's ___________ earnings reported on the balance sheet. RETAINED DRTNIEAE Unscramble RETAINED TIRNEEAD Unscramble 18. The costs expiring during the current...
since it has a credit balance. Whenever depreciation expense is recorded (with a debit entry), Accumulated Depreciation is credited. The combination (or net) of the asset’s debit balance and the asset’s accumulated...
is the net of the revenues that were missed minus the variable costs that were avoided. Calculating Opportunity Costs Since opportunity costs are the missed revenues associated with a missed opportunity you won’t find...
in net income. Since the internet business was not purchased from another company and its cost to develop was not significant, the company’s balance sheet will report only the business’s cash, receivables and some...
reporting at cost is the general rule, inventories must be reported at less than cost in certain situations. For example, some inventories will have to be reported at their net realizable value when it is less than...
for 15% of the dollars 70% of the items which account for 5% of the dollars 10. Which of the following is the most logical calculation of a company’s inventory turnover? Select... Annual cost of goods sold divided by...
flows so that the present value of those cash flows is equal to the cash outlay for the project. Net present value discounts the project’s future cash flows by a predetermined rate, such as the rate needed or the...
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 Accounting introduces some of the basic accounting concepts and how they affect the income statement, balance sheet, and other financial statements.
Our Explanation of Accounting Basics uses a simple story to introduce important accounting concepts and terminology. It illustrates how transactions will be included in a company's financial statements.
balance sheet since it will report accounts receivable and prepaid expenses plus accounts payable, deferred revenues and other liabilities. 2. Under the accrual method of accounting, in which month should a company...
Our Explanation of Standard Costing uses an easy-to-relate to example for illustrating a manufacturer's standard costs and variances. Also provided is a chart which indicates each variance, what it tells you, and where...
Our Explanation of Accounting Principles provides you with clear and concise descriptions of the basic underlying guidelines of accounting. You will see how the accounting principles affect the balance sheet and income...
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...
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...
Our Explanation of Accounts Payable provides insights on the bill paying process in a large company. Included are discussions of the three-way match, early payment discounts, end of period accruals, and more.
Our Explanation of Bookkeeping provides you with a rich understanding of the recording of transactions. It then discusses the additional steps necessary for preparing accurate financial statements. This is great for...
Our Explanation of Bookkeeping provides you with a rich understanding of the recording of transactions. It then discusses the additional steps necessary for preparing accurate financial statements. This is great for...
Our Explanation of Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts Expense helps you understand the accounting for the losses associated with selling goods and providing services on credit. You will understand the impact on the...
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