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Accounting
Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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Property | items of value that are owned or controlled by a business; economic resources of a business. |
Property rights | creditors' and owners' financial claims to the assets of a business. |
Credit | an agreement to pay for a purchase at a later time; an entry to the right side of a T account. |
Creditor | a person or business that has a claim to the assets of a business; a person or business to which money is owed. |
Assets | property or economic resources owned by a business or individual. |
Equity | the total financial claims to the assets, or property, of a business. |
Owner's equity | the owner's claims to or investment in the assets of the business |
Liabilities | amounts owed to creditors; the claims of creditors to the assets of the business. |
Basic accounting equation | assets = liabilities + owner's equity; shows the relationship between assets and total equities. |
Business transaction | a business event, such as the buying, selling, or exchange of goods, that causes a change in the assets, liabilities, or owner's equity of a business. |
Account | subdivision under the three sections of the basic accounting equation used to summarize increases and decreases in assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. |
Accounts receivable | an amount to be received from a customer for goods or services sold on credit. |
Accounts payable | an amount owed to a creditor for goods or services bought on credit. |
Capital | the money invested in a business by an owner; the owner's equity in a business; the owner's claim or right to a business's assets. |
On account | buying credit; agreeing to pay for an item later. |
Revenue | income earned by a business from its operations; revenue increases owner's equity. |
Expense | the cost of the goods or services that are used to operate a business; expenses decrease owner's equity. |
Withdrawal | the removal of cash or other asset from the business by the owner for person use. |