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into one total of $3,994 The operating expenses, nonoperating expenses, and losses are combined into one total of $3,764 The company’s gross profit is not shown as a subtotal. However, the gross profit can be...

What is a deferred expense? Definition of Deferred Expense A deferred expense refers to a cost that has occurred but it will be reported as an expense in one or more future accounting periods. To accomplish this, the...

be: Revenues (sales, service fees) that were earned during the accounting period Expenses (cost of goods sold, salaries, rent, advertising, etc.) that match the revenues being reported or have expired during the...

. ACCELERATED ECACREEATDL Unscramble ACCELERATED ELERCDEAACT Unscramble 6. Depreciation is an ___________ process not a valuation process. ALLOCATION ACOLATLONI Unscramble ALLOCATION OCNLLAOTAI Unscramble 7. This...

What is a revenue expenditure? Definition of Revenue Expenditure A revenue expenditure is a cost that will be an expense in the accounting period when the expenditure takes place. Revenue expenditures are often discussed...

of the balance sheet, reports assets at their original cost less accumulated depreciation. However, the current value of some of these assets may be much greater. Some intangible assets such as trade names, patents,...

record the $9 cash discount with a debit to the account Sales Discounts. The buyer will record the $9 savings as a credit to Purchase Discounts or as a reduction to the cost recorded in inventory. My dentist offers a 5%...

: $10,000 of assets = $0 of liabilities + $10,000 of owner’s equity. Next, let’s assume the company purchases equipment at a cost of $3,000 and signs a promise to pay the $3,000 within six months. Now the company’s...

$1,000 bond. An investor will purchase the 5% bond only if the cost is low enough to yield 6% over the remaining life of the bond. In other words, the investor will pay less than the $1,000 so that the effective...

run smoothly with the same amount of monthly fixed costs, which on average are approximately $200,000 per month for the cost of supervisors, rent, depreciation, and other fixed costs. However, if the manufacturer’s...

of the areas of accounting in which accounting clerks are employed include: Accounts Receivable Accounts payable Payroll accounting Cost estimation Fixed asset accounting Assist in preparing various reports Salary Range...

by the creditors, and the owners are providing 60% of the assets’ cost. Generally, the higher the debt to total assets ratio, the greater the financial leverage and the greater the risk. How To Be Used As with all...

amount for warehouse rent (and every other expense) for the next budget is $0. Any budgeted expense greater than $0 must be justified. While zero-based budgeting will be more time consuming than focusing on incremental...

of goods and/or the providing of services Expenses, which include the cost of goods sold, SG&A expenses, and interest expense Gains and losses, such as the sale of a noncurrent asset for an amount that is...

with the accrual basis of accounting Fixed asset accounting Cost accounting Budgeting and profit planning, and more Common titles for accountants include corporate accountant, chief accountant, controller, assistant...

Is depreciation a source of funds? Definition of Depreciation Depreciation is the systematic allocation of the cost of a business asset to expense over the useful life of the asset. The accounting for depreciation is a...

account? A contra asset account is an asset account where the account balance is a credit balance. It is described as “contra” because having a credit balance in an asset account is contrary to the normal or...

the amount of money currently on hand.) Expense accounts and loss accounts including Cost of Goods Sold, Wages Expense, Rent Expense, Interest Expense, Loss on Disposal of Equipment, Loss from Lawsuit, etc. (The debit...

useful tool when measuring a manager’s efficiency. Example of a Flexible Budget Let’s assume a company determines that its cost of electricity and supplies will vary by approximately $10 for each machine hour (MH)...

How do you record a payment for insurance? Definition of Payment for Insurance A company’s property insurance, liability insurance, business interruption insurance, etc. often covers a one-year period with the cost...

. For example, a retailer with 100 small stores finds that the annual cost for property insurance to cover all 100 stores is $100,000. If the total actual property damages for the stores never exceeded $40,000 in a year,...

many income statements in the form of depreciation expense and/or as part of a manufacturer’s cost of goods sold. The total capex amount that was spent in a recent accounting period is reported in the statement...

income statement accounts used in a business include Sales, Sales Returns and Allowances, Service Revenues, Cost of Goods Sold, Salaries Expense, Wages Expense, Fringe Benefits Expense, Rent Expense, Utilities Expense,...

What is depreciation expense? Definition of Depreciation Expense Depreciation expense is the appropriate portion of a company’s fixed asset’s cost that is being used up during the accounting period shown in the...

pertains to one or more future accounting periods. To illustrate, assume that on December 1, a company recorded its $2,400 payment for six months of property insurance for December through May. At December 31, one month...

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...

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