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ACC 201 ch 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sole Proprietorship | A business owned by one person. |
| Partnership | Business owned by two or more persons. |
| Corporation | An entity that is legally separate from its owners. |
| Accounting | A system of maintaining records of a company's operations and communicating that information to decision makers. |
| Assets | Economic resources of a company. This includes cash, supplies, furniture and equipment. |
| Liabilities | Amounts owed to creditors or the economic obligations of a company. This includes accounts payable and notes payable. |
| Stockholders' Equity | Owners' claims to resources, which arise primarily from contributions by the owners and company operations. Typically in common stock or retained earnings. |
| Revenues | Amounts recognized when the company sells products or services to customers. |
| Expenses | Costs of providing products and services and other business activities during the current period, including wages to employees, advertising, insurance, utilities, and the supplies used in the office. |
| Dividends | Distributions to stockholders, typically in the form of cash. |
| Income Statement | A financial statement that reports the company's revenues and expenses over an interval of time. |
| Statement of Stockholders' Equity | A financial statement that summarizes the changes in stockholders' equity over an interval of time. |
| Balance Sheet | A financial statement that presents the financial position of the company on a particular date. |
| Statement of Cash Flows | A financial statement that measures activities involving cash receipts and cash payments over an interval of time. |
| Investors | Decide whether to invest in stock |
| Creditors | Decide whether to lend money |
| Customers | Decide whether to purchase products |
| Suppliers | Decide the customer's ability to pay for supplies |
| Managers | Decide production and expansion |
| Employees | Decide employment opportunities |
| Competitors | Decide market share and profitability |
| Regulators | Decide on social welfare. |
| Tax Authorities | Decide on taxation policies |
| Local Communities | Decide on environmental issues |