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Accounting
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Free Enterprise System | A system in which people are free to produce the goods and services they choose. |
| Profit | The amount of revenue earned above the expenses incurred to operate the business. |
| Loss | The result of a company's spending more than it receives in revenue. |
| Capital | Money supplied by investors, banks, or owners of a business. Refers to the dollar value of assets contributed to the business. |
| Service Business | Provides a needed service for a fee. |
| Merchandising Business | A business that buys goods (for example, books or clothing) and then sells those goods for a profit. |
| Manufacturing Business | A business that transforms raw materials into finished products through the use of labor and machinery. |
| Sole Proprietorship | A business owned by one person. |
| Partnership | Business owned by two or more persons, called partners, who agree to operate the business as co-owners. |
| Corporation | Business organization that is recognized by law to have a life of its own. |
| Charter | A legal written permission that gives a corporation certain rights and privileges and spells out the rules under which the corporation is to operate. |
| Accounting System | A systematic process of recording and reporting the financial information resulting from business transactions. |
| Manual Accounting System | A system in which accounting information is recorded and processed by hand. |
| Computerized Accounting System | A system in which financial information is recorded by entering it into a computer. |
| GAAP | Generally accepted accounting principles (pronounced "gap"). |
| Financial Reports | Summarized information about the financial status of a business. |
| Financial Accoutning | Reporting information to external users (individuals not directly involved in the day-to-day operations of the business). |
| Management Accounting | Reporting information to management, often referred to as accounting for internal users of accounting information. |
| Business Entity | Exists independently of its owner's personal holdings. The accounting records and reports are maintained separately and contain financial information related only to the business. |
| Accounting Period | A period of time covered by an accounting report. |
| Going Concern | The assumption that a business entity will continue to operate for an indefinite time. |