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Engineering Econ
Econ Test 1
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Engineering
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03/06/2012

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Term
Balance Sheet
Definition

AKA Statement of Fianancial Position

  • assets
  • liabilities
  • stockholder's equity
Term
Assets
Definition

Current & Fixed

Current - can be converted to chash or its equivalent in less than one year

 

Fixed - relatively permanent and take time to convert to cash

Term
Types of Current Assets
Definition
Cash, Accounts receivable, Inventories
Term
Types of Fixed Assets
Definition
Money paid towards plant, land, factory machinary, office equipment, and autos.
Term
Other Assets
Definition
Investments made to other companies and intangibles - goodwill, copyrights, franchise etc. (Goodwill only when an operating business is purchased in entirity with fair market price (the price buyer is willing to pay)).
Term
Liabilities (2 types)
Definition

Current

Other

Term
Current Liabilities
Definition
debts which must be paid in the near future (normally within one year), include accounts and notes payable and any accrued expenses
Term
Other liabilities
Definition
Long ter liabilities, such as bonds, mortgages and long term notes (longer than a year).
Term
Stockholder's Equity
Definition
amount available to the owners after all other debts have been paid. Consists of preffered, common, treasury stock, capital surplus, and retained earnings. 
Term
Preferred Stock 
Definition
Hybrid between debt and common stock. Do not earn if company grows. Not common
Term
Common Stock
Definition
aggregate par value of the company's stock issued. 
Term
Paid - In Capital
Definition
the amount of money received from the sale of stock that is over and above the par value of the stock.
Term
Retained Earnings
Definition
the cumulative net income of the firm since its inception, less the total divdends that have been paid to stock holders. Profits thrown back into fiance things in the business. Retained Earnings belong to stockholders.
Term
Income Statement
Definition
indication of whether the company is making or losing money during a stated period (usually year but sometimes monthly or quarterly). AKA ACCOUNTING PERIOD
Term
Net Revenue
Definition
represents gross sales, less any sales return and allowances.
Term
Cost of Revenue
Definition
largest expense for manufacturing, in making a product this is knowns as cost of revenue.
Term
Gross Margin
Definition
Net Revenue - cost of revenue 
Term
Operating Income (Margin)
Definition
Operating Income - Operating Expenses (interest, machine, administration, sales, etc. is under expenses)
Term
Net Income, Net Margin, Accounting Income
Definition
Taxable Income - Income Taxes
Term
EPS
Definition
Available Earnings to stockholders/Common  stock outstanding
Term
Retained Earnings (profits)
Definition
Net Income - Preferred and Common Stock Dividends
Term
Cash Flow Statement
Definition

Operation Activities

Investing Activities

Fianancing Activities

Term
Operating Activities
Definition
cash flows related to production and sales of goods or services. Depreciation is an expense but NOT considered in operating activities under the cash flow statement.
Term
Investing Activities
Definition
purchasing new fixed assets, reselling old equipment, and buying and selling financial assets
Term
Financing Activites
Definition
Borrow or sell more stock (inflow), paying debt (outflow)
Term
3 categories of manufacturing costs
Definition
direct raw material, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead
Term
Direct Raw Materials
Definition
Any materials used in the final product that can be easily traced to. Examples, wood in furniture, steel in a bridge, fabric in clothing.
Term
Direct Labor
Definition
Costs incured in production. Cost of assembly line workers, labor costs of welders, carpenters or brick layers in home building, machine operators.
Term
Manufacturing Overhead
Definition
Costs of indirect materials; indirect labor (security guard, janitor, supervisor, etc.); maintenance and reapirs on production equipment; heat  and light, property taxes, depreciation and insurance on manufacturing facilities. Not easily traceable to specific units of output. Many don't change as out put changes.
Term
Nonmanufacturing Costs
Definition

Marketing/Selling Costs

Administrative Costs

Term
Marketing or Selling
Definition
all costs to secure customer orders and get finished product or service into the hands of the customer.
Term
Administrative Function
Definition
Executive compensation, general accouting, public relations, and secretarial support associated with general managment of an association.
Term
Matching Principle
Definition
the costs incurred in generating a certain amount of revenue should be recognized as expenses in the same period that the revenue is recognized
Term
Period Costs
Definition
Costs charged to expenses in the period in which they are incurred. period costs appear on the income statement as expenses
Term
Product Costs
Definition
Is an ASSET until the goods are sold. When sold released from inventory as expenses and matched against sales revenue. AKA INVENTORY COSTS. Appear on financial statements when inventory is sold, not when it is made.
Term
Flow of Product Costs
Definition
  • Balance Sheet Statement as Inventory Costs
  • When sold goes to Income Statement as "costs of goods sold"
  • ALWAYS THE SAME NUMBER THAT GETS TRANSFERRED
Term
Raw Materials Inventory
Definition
Account in the balance sheet statement that represents the unused portion of the raw materials on hand at the end of the fiscal year.
Term
Work In Progress Inventory
Definition
Balance sheet entry consists of the partially completed goods on hand in the factory at year end.  Direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs are also added directly to work in process.
Term
Finished Goods Inventory
Definition
Shows the costs of finished goods that are on hand and awaiting sale to customers at year end.
Term
Volume Index
Definition
based on production inputs, such as tons of coal processed, direct labor hours used or machine hours worked or it may be based on production outputs, such as the number of kwh generated.
Term
3 types of Costs
Definition

Fixed

variable

mixed

Term
Fixed costs
Definition
wide span of output over which costs are expected to remain constant.
Term
Variable Operating Costs
Definition
close relationship to the level of volume of a business.
Term
mixed costs
Definition
Do not fall into fixed or variable. Examples include depreciation or lighting (can depend on miles driven or age of car). AKA SEMIVARIABLE COSTS
Term
Break Even Equation
Definition
Xb = Fixed Costs/Contribution Margin
Term
Contribution Margin
Definition
Selling price - variable cost
Term
Break Even Sales
Definition
(Fixed Costs)/(1-(v/p))
Term
Debt Ratio
Definition
Total Debt/Total Assets
Term
Times Interest Earned Ratio (TIER)
Definition

(EBIT + Interest Expense)/Interest Expense

 

Term
Current Ratio
Definition
Current Assets/Current Liabilities
Term
Quick Ratio
Definition
Current Assets - Inventories/Current Liabilities
Term
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Definition
Sales/Average Inventory Balance
Term
DSO (Day's Sales Outstanding)
Definition
Receivables/Average Sales per day
Term
Total Assets Turnover Ratio
Definition
Sales/Total Assets
Term
Profit Margin on Sales
Definition
Net Income Available to Stockholders/Sales
Term
Return on Total Assets
Definition
Net Income + InterestExpense*(1-tax rate)/Average total assets
Term
Return on Common Equity
Definition
Net Income Available To CS/Average Common Equity
Term
ROE (return on common equity)
Definition
Net Income/Stockholders Equity
Term
P/E Ratio
Definition
Price per share/Earnings Per Share
Term
Book Value per Share
Definition
Total Stockholders Equity - PS/Average Shares outstanding
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