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Exit - Accounting
Accounting 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Managerial Accounting | Provides internal information for management decisions. |
| Direct Materials | Raw materials directly traceable to product. |
| Direct Labor | Labor directly used to produce goods. |
| Manufacturing Overhead | Indirect costs in production (rent, depreciation). |
| Cost of Goods Sold | Cost of inventory sold during the period. |
| Job Order Costing | Tracks costs for individual jobs or batches. |
| Process Costing | Averages costs across identical units of output. Variable Cost |
| Fixed Cost | Remains constant regardless of volume. |
| Break-even Point | Sales level where total revenue equals total cost. |
| Contribution Margin | Sales minus variable costs. |
| Budgeting | Planning future operations in financial terms. |
| Master Budget | Comprehensive plan combining all functional budgets. |
| Variance Analysis | Compares actual vs budgeted performance. |
| ROI | Return on Investment = Income / Investment. |
| NPV | Net Present Value—difference between PV of inflows and outflows. |
| IRR | Discount rate that makes NPV = 0. |
| Payback Period | Time required to recover investment cost. |
| Cash Flow Statement | Reports operating, investing, and financing cash flows. |
| Activity Based Costing | Allocates overhead based on activity drivers. |
| Capital Budgeting | Long-term investment decision-making process. |
| Just-in-Time | Inventory method minimizing storage and waste. |
| Balanced Scorecard | Evaluates performance from multiple perspectives. |
| Time Value of Money | Money today is worth more than same amount in future. |
| Ethical Standards | Guidelines ensuring integrity in decisions. |