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Chapter 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accrued Interest Income | Interest earned but not yet received |
| Accrued Revenue | Revenue earned in one fiscal period but not received until a later fiscal period. |
| Accumulated Depreciation | The total amount of depreciation expense that has been recorded since the purchase of a plant asset |
| Adjusted Trial Balance | A trial balance prepared after adjusting entries are posted |
| Beginning Inventory | The amount of inventory on hand at the beginning of a fiscal period |
| Book Value of a Plant Asset | The original cost of a plant asset minus accumulated depreciation |
| Current Assets | Cash and other assets expected to be exchanged for cash or consumed within a year |
| Depreciation | A loss in the usefulness of a plant asset as a result or wear or obsolescence |
| Depreciation Expense | The portion of a plant asset's cost that is transferred to an expense account in each fiscal period during that asset's useful life |
| Ending Inventory | The actual count of merchandise at the end of a fiscal period |
| Marginal Tax Rate | The tax rate associated with a tax bracket |
| Plant Assets | Physical assets that will be used for a number of years in the operation of a business |
| Salvage Value | An estimate of the amount that will be received for an asset at the time of its disposal |
| Straight-line Method of Depreciation | Recording an equal amount of depreciation expense for a plant asset in each year of its useful life |
| Tax Bracket | Each tax rate and taxable income amount on one line of a tax table |
| Unadjusted Trial Balance | A trial balance prepared before adjusting entries are posted |
| Useful Life | The period of time over which an asset contributes to the earnings of a business |