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Final Exam Study
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Accounting
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2012

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Term
In order to get the percentages in a vertical analysis, one must?
Definition
Divide the asset or liability by the total.
Term
A compnay's ability to pay its CURRENT liabilites is referred to as:
Definition
Liquidity
Term
A company's ability to pay its LONG TERM Liabilities is referred to as:
Definition
Solvency
Term
A profit or loss unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence:
Definition
Extraordinary Item
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Vertical Analysis

Definition
A means to express each item in a financial statement as a percentage of a base amount.
Term
The sale or disposal of a significant component of a company's operations:
Definition
Discontinued Operations
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Horizontal Analysis

Definition
A tool to analyze trends in financial statement data for a single company over time.
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Quality of Earnings

Definition
The ability of reported earnings to reflect the company's true earnings as well as the usefulness of reported earnings to help investors predict future earnings.
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Extraordinary Item

Definition
A profit or loss unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence.
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Conservative Accounting Practives

Definition
Accounting choices that result in reporting lower income, lower assets, and higher liabilities.
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