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Entrepreneurship
Unit 4: Financial Management
Question | Answer |
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Items of value owned by a business | Assets |
A financial statement that lists what a business owns, what it owes, and how much it is worth at a particular point in time | Balance sheet |
Volume of sales that must be made to cover all the expenses of a business | Break-even point |
An accounting report that describes the cash that flows in and out of a business | Cash flow statement |
A book in which one records the dates, amounts, and names of people to whom checks have been written | Check register |
Property the borrower forfeits if he or she defaults on a loan | Collateral |
The cost of the inventory a business sells during a particular period | Cost of goods sold |
Money loaned to a business with the understanding that the money will be repaid, with interest, in a certain time period | Debt capital |
Money invested in a business in return for a share in the business's profits | Equity capital |
Fees that must be paid regardless of how much of a good or service is produced | Fixed costs |
Used to record any kind of transaction | General journal |
Used to post items that are recorded in journals; ledgers separate transactions by account, allowing business | General ledger |
Profit before operating expenses are deducted | Gross profit |
The dollar amount of all sales, including returns | Gross sales |
A financial statement that shows a business's revenue, expense, and profit over a period of time, usually a year | Income statement |
An amount charged for borrowing money | Interest |
The stock of goods a business has for sale | Inventory |
Accounting records of the business transactions made | Journals |
Money owed to others | Liability |
A measurement of the advantages of producing one additional unit of a good or service | Marginal Benefit |
An amount deducted from the retail price to determine the sales price | Markdown |
An amount added to the cost to determine the sales price | Mark-up |
The amount remaining after costs of goods sold and operating expenses are subtracted from sales | Net profit before taxes |
The dollar amount of all sales after returns have been subtracted | Net sales |
The expenses necessary to operate a business | Operating expenses |
The difference between assets and liabilities | Owner's equity |
Involves taking a physical inventory of the merchandise | Periodic inventory method |
Keeps track of inverntory levels on a daily basis, using stock cards or a computer | Perpetual inventory method |
Amount of money borrowed in a loan | Principle |
The percent that is the basis for interest earned or paid | Rate of interest |
A predetermined level of inventory when new stock must be purchase | Reorder point |
The dollar value of the goods and services a business gives to customers over a certain period of time | Sales |
Number of years for which a loan is extended | Term |
Costs that go up and down depending on the quantity of the good or service produced | Variable costs |
Individuals or companies that make a profit investing in startup companies | Venture capitalists |