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Accounting
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02/05/2013

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Term
Components of the Control Environment
Definition
Philosophy and Operating Style
Human Resources
Reporting Competencies
Authority and Responsibility
Structure of the Organization
Ethical Values and Integrity
Directors (board of)
Term
Components of Internal Control (means for achieving objective)
Definition
Control Environment
Risk Assessment
Information and Communication
Monitoring
Existing Control Activities
Term
Inherent Risk
Definition
Management does nothing to avoid
Term
Residual Risk
Definition
After mitigating actions occured
Term
Sharing Risk
Definition
Transferring Risk
Term
Acceptance of Risk
Definition
Taking no action
Term
Total Productivity Ratios (TPR)
Definition
All inputs and outputs
Term
Partial Productivity Ratio (PPR)
Definition
Major inputs to outputs
Term
Control Charts
Definition
Shows the performance of a process in relation to acceptable upper and lower bounds
Term
Pareto Diagram
Definition
Displays individual and cumulative frequency of quality issues, defects, or problems
Term
Fishbone Diagram
Definition
Describes a process, the contributions to it, and the problems that could occur at each phase
Term
Marketing practices to Consider
Definition
Transaction-based
Interaction-based
Database
Term
Product Costs (inventoriable)
Definition
DM, DL, MOH
Term
Period Costs (non-inventoriable)
Definition
SG&A, and interest expense
Term
Prime Costs
Definition
DM and DL
Term
Overhead
Definition
Indirect material/labor, Factory
Term
Overhead application formula
Definition
(Budgeted Cost / Budgeted Amt of Cost Driver) * Actual Amt of Cost Driver
Term
Definition of Equivalent Units
Definition
The amount of DM, DL, or conversion costs necessary to complete one unit of production
Term
FIFO Equivalent units
Definition
1.Beginning WIP * % to be completed
2.Units Completed – Beginning WIP
3.Ending WIP * % completed
Term
Weighted-Average Equivalent units
Definition
1.Units completed during the period
2.Ending WIP * % completed
Term
FIFO Cost Accumulation
Definition
Current costs only / Equiv Units
Term
Weighted-Average Accumulation
Definition
Beginning cost and Current cost / Equivalent Units
Term
Activity-based costing
Definition
Assigning indirect costs to products based on the product's resource usage
Term
Effect of Activity-based costing
Definition
Applies high overhead to products with high resource demands
Term
Net Sales Value at Joint Product split-off point
Definition
Sales price - Cost to complete after split-off
Term
Variable Costing Approach
Definition
Uses contribution margin calculation
Term
Absorption Approach (GAAP)
Definition
Uses the typical gross margin calculation
Term
Regression Analysis
Definition
Uses the linear regression formula to forecast costs
Term
Master Budget
Definition
annual business plan with specific, short-term operating performance goals for the next year
Term
Working Capital
Definition
Current assets - Current Liabilities
Term
Net Present Value
Definition
Total effect of cash flows related to a capital project all discounted to a current amount
Term
Internal Rate of Return
Definition
Expected rate of return for a project
Term
Payback period
Definition
Time it takes to recover the initial investment made for an asset
Term
Operating Leverage
Definition
The degree to which a firm uses fixed vs. variable costs
Term
Financial Leverage
Definition
Degree to which a firm uses debt to finance operations
Term
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Definition
cost of debt and equity weighted by their respective proportion of the firm's capital structure
Term
Return on Investment
Definition
Assessment of a company's relative return to capital investment
Term
Quick Ratio
Definition
Current ratio w/o inventory and prepaids
Term
Economic Order Quantity
Definition
Attempts to minimize the combined ordering and carrying costs
Term
Accounting Information System
Definition
Type of management information system used by the accounting department
Term
System Analyst
Definition
Designs IT system, or integrates one that is purchased from the outside
Term
Application Programmer/Software Devloper
Definition
Writes, maintains, and tests programs
Term
System Programmer
Definition
Installs, supports, and maintains the operating system
Term
Enterprise Resource Planning
Definition
Cross-functional , multi-dimensional system that integrates ad automates the many business processes that work together within a business
Term
Net Domestic Product
Definition
GDP - depreciation
Term
Gross national product
Definition
market value of goods an services produced by residents of a country whether they are within the border or not
Term
Disposable income
Definition
Personal less personal taxes
Term
National Income
Definition
GNP less taxes
Term
Frictional Unemployment
Definition
Arising from time needed to match job seekers with available jobs
Term
Structural Unemplyoment
Definition
Arising from workforce not being properly skilled
Term
Seasonal Unemplyoment
Definition
Arising from seasonal changes in demand for certain jobs
Term
Cyclical Unemployment
Definition
Result from declines in GDP during periods of recession or contraction
Term
Inflation
Definition
Sustained increase in prices
Term
Consumer Price Index
Definition
Overall cost of a fixed basket of goods for the average household
Term
Nominal Interest Rate
Definition
Amount of interest paid or earned in current dollars
Term
Real Interest Rate
Definition
Nominal rate less inflation rate
Term
Elasticity of Demand
Definition
Percentage change of Demand caused by a change in price/income
Term
Elasticity of Supply
Definition
Percentage change in Supply caused by a change in price
Term
Cross Elasticity
Definition
The percentage change in the quantity demanded of one good caused by the price change of another good
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