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Accounting
Undergraduate 2
06/08/2011

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Term
balance sheet ()
Definition
shows a firm's assets, liabilities, and owners equity (AOL) A=L+O
Term
asset (4)
Definition

there are four different kinds of possible assets that can be included on a balance sheet.

1. Cash

2.Accounts receivable -amt OWED to firm

3.inventory-merchandise to be sold

4. Equipment-enables business

Term
liabilities (2)
Definition

defined as anything that the company owes: keywords are (debt, liability, and payable).

 

There are two main liabilities:

1. Accounts payable- what the company owns to someone ( credit card purchases)

 

2. Notes payable-more formal ( bank loan)

Term
owners equity (2)
Definition

this refers to the owner's interest into the business. his/her's Overall contribution..includes:

1. Paid in capital-the amount of money initially invested in the company

2. Retained earnings-are the cumulative profits a company has reinvested in itself.

Term
income statement
Definition

summarizes the earnings generated by firm during a specific period of time. Includes: revenues, expenses, and net income...

The formula is ( R-E=NI)

Term
revenues (R)
Definition

(R) inflow of assets from providing goods and services to customers

(sales)

Term
expenses
Definition

expenses are the costs incurred to generate revenues.. There are three:

1. Cost of goods sold-the cost of the merchandise

2. General and/or administrative expenses: this includes salaries, rent, marketing and other items

3. Taxes-payments company has to make the IRS

Term
net income
Definition

the difference between revenues (R) and expenses(E).

 

(R-E)

Term
statement of owners equity
Definition

summarizes the changes that took place in the owner's equity during a period under reveiw.

 

Includes capital, retained earnings, and total owner's equity through changes in time

 

the formula is (C+ (BEG RE,END RE)=total OE)..

Term
paid-in capital
Definition
the amount that the owner initially invested in the company at the beginning of the year..
Term
retained earnings
Definition

the amount of earnings at the company retained over a period of time. For example the ending retained earnings of a 2009 statement of change will be the beginning of the 2010 retained earnings in the statement of change.

 

retained earnings can be calculated by inputting the net income (NI)aka-total)-(D)(dividends-aka paid back to owner)...

(NI)-(D)=Ending retained earnings

Term
total owner's equity
Definition
the ending equity which is derived from the paid-in capital plus the ending retained earnings in a certain period of time
Term
factors that impact financial results
Definition
location, price, whether, recipe, advertising, purchases, and customer satisfaction
Term

Pop quiz

1.accounts payable

2.administrative expenses

3.paid-in capital

4.building

5.cash

6.COGS

7.accounts receivable

8.retained earnings

9.inventory

10.Notes payable

11.revenues

Definition

1.liability

2.expense

3.owners equity

4.asset

5.asset

6.expense

7.asset

8.owners equity

9.asset

10.liability

11.revenue

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