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Accounting Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| account | A subdivision under assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity that summarizes the changes and shows the balance for a specific item. |
| accounting equation | The accounting relationship between assets and the two types of equities. Assets=liabilities+owner’s equity. |
| accounts payable | The amount of money owed, or payable, to the creditors of a business. |
| accounts receivable | The amount of money owed to a business by its credit customers. |
| assets | Property or items of value owned by a business. |
| business transaction | An economic event that causes a change either an increase or a decrease in assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity. |
| credit | An agreement to pay for a purchase at a later time; an entry on the right side of an account. |
| creditor | A business or person to whom money is owed. |
| equities | The total financial claims to the assets of a business. |
| expense | The cost of goods or services used to operate a business. |
| financial claim | Legal right to an item. |
| investment | Money or other property provided for the purpose of making a profit. |
| liabilities | Amounts owed to creditors; the claims of creditors to the assets of a business. |
| on account | The purchase of an item on credit. |
| owner’s equity | The owner’s claims to the assets of the business. |
| property | Anything of value that a business or person owns and therefore controls. |
| revenue | Income earned from the sale of goods and services. |
| withdrawal | The removal of cash or another asset from the business by the owner for personal use. |