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Accounting C213
WGU accounting for managers
Question | Answer |
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a listing of an organization's assets and of its liabilities at a certain time | balance sheet |
difference between assets and liabilities | equity |
The balance sheet is an expression of the basic accounting equation: | Assets = Liabilities + Owners' Equity |
A balance sheet can be used to evaluate a company's financial position by | comparing the company's resources with its obligations |
cash, accounts receivable, and inventory | current assets |
includes coins and currency as well as the balances in company checking and savings accounts | cash |
are amounts owed to a business by its credit customers and are usually collected in cash within 10 to 60 days | accounts receivable |
the name given to goods held for sale in the normal course of business | inventory |
payments in advance for business expenses | prepaid expenses |
are usually composed of publicly traded stocks and bonds | investment securities |
If a company intends to sell its investment securities within a year, the securities are classified as | current assets |
Companies make long-term investments | to earn income and/or to exercise influence on the companies in which they invest. |
property, plant, and equipment | land, buildings, machinery, tools, furniture, fixtures, and vehicles used by a company in conducting its business activities |
intangible assets | agreements, contracts, or rights that provide economic benefits to a company by permitting the use of a certain production process, trade name, or similar item |
obligations expected to be paid within one year, the most common being accounts payable. | current liabilities |
the flip side of accounts receivable—when one company sells on credit, creating for itself an | account recieveable |