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Acc test 1
Ch. 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14
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Accounting
Undergraduate 2
02/26/2013

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Term
Accounting
Definition
the process of identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information about an organization for the purpose of making decisions and informed judgements
Term
transactions
Definition
economic interchanges between entities
Term

balance sheet

(statement of financial position)

Definition

a listing of the organization's assets, liabilities, and owner's equity at a point in time

 

Assets = Liabilities + Owners' Equity 

Term
Assets
Definition

anything you or a company owns

"the amount of resources owned by the entity"

-Building

-Cash

-Inventory

Term
Liabilities
Definition

any amount that you or a company owes

"the amounts owned to other entities"

-accounts payable

-notes payable

Term
Owners' Equity
Definition

any amount or value that owners have invested into a company

"net assets"

 

-Paid in Capital

-Retained Earnings 

Term

Income Statement

(statement of earnings)

Definition

answers the question: Did the entity operate at a profit for the period of time under consideration?

Revenue - Expenses = Net Income

Term
Statement of Owners' Equity
Definition

"statement of changes in retained earnings"

Beginning balances 

+Net income

-Dividends

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(Ending balances = "Retained earnings") + Paid-in capital changes = total owners' equity 

Term
Statement of Cash Flows
Definition

used to identify the sources and uses of cash during the year

Operating activities

Investing activities

Financing activities

+Beginning cash balance

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Ending balance = "Cash" 

Term
Revenue
Definition

value of what was sold by company

 

Term
Expenses
Definition

value that's been consumed

-Administrative Expenses

-COGS

 

Term

Return on Investment

(return on assets)

 

ROI = Net Income / Avg Total Assets 

Definition

the label usually assigned to the rate of return calculation made using data from financial statements

 

"the ROI of a firm is significant to most financial statement readers because it delscribes the rate of return management was able to earn on the assets that it had available to use during the year"

Term
Managers
Definition
set prices, manage costs, manage daily operations
Term
Investors
Definition
invest, hold or sell shares
Term
Creditors
Definition
lend money or sell on credit
Term
Employees
Definition
long-term prospects, benefits
Term
Variable Cost
Definition

can change per use

-supplies used in production

-manufacturing labor wages (hourly)

-shipping costs

-sales commissions

-utilities

Term
Fixed Cost
Definition

does not change

-salary

-rent

-advertising

-property taxes

Term

Contribution Margin

 

CM Model

Definition

the contribution to fixed costs and operating income from the sale of products

Revenues - Variable Costs

Term

break-even point

 

Definition

the amount of revenue that must be realized for the firm to have neither profit or loss

 

operating income = 0

Term
Product costs
Definition

used to determine inventory values and the amount of COGS

-direct materials

-direct labor

-manufacturing overhead

Term
Direct Materials Cost
Definition

ingredients in every product in the same amount every time

 

Term
Direct Labor
Definition
those who do the manufacturing work of the product
Term
Manufacturing Overhead Costs
Definition
used or consumed but not directly measured
Term

Net Income =

(CM Model)

Definition
(price - VC per unit) x volume - FC
Term
Master Budget
Definition

1)sales budget (forecast)

2)purchases or production budget

3)operating expenses budget

4)budgeted income statement

5)cash budget

6)budgeted balance sheet

Term
Sales Budget (forecast)
Definition
sales (in units) x selling price per unit = total sales
Term
Purchases or Production =
Definition
quantity sold - beginning inventory + ending inventory
Term
Operating Expense Budget
Definition

cost behavior patterns of selling, general, administrative, and other operating expenses are determined 

 

 

Term
Cash Budget
Definition

"budgeted statement of cash flows"

beginning cash balance + cash reciepts: total cash available - cash disbursements = ending cash balance

Term
Budgeted Income Statement
Definition

Revenue - Expenses = Net Income

 

 sales revenue

-COGS

-salaries

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Net Income 

Term
Personal Budget
Definition
income - (total committed expenses + total discretionary expenses) = net cash flow
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