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Ch 9:2
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Income-Statement Approach | Summary of an entity's revenues, expenses, and net income or net loss for a specific period. Also called the statement of earnings or the statement of operations. |
Interest | The revenue to the payee for loaning money; the expense to the debtor. |
Interest Period | The period of time during which interest is computed. It extends from the original date of the note to the maturity date. Also called note term, or simply time. |
Interest Rate | The percentage rate of interest specified by the note. Interest rates are almost always stated for a period of one year. A 9% note means that the amount of interest for one year is 9% of the note's principal amount. |
Maker Of A Note | The person or business that signs the note and promises to pay the amount required by the note agreement; the debtor. |
Maturity Date | Also called the Due Date. |
Maturity Value | The sum of the principal plus interest due at maturity. |
Note Term | Also called Interest Period. |
Payee Of A Note | The person or business to whom the maker of a note promises future payment; the creditor. |
Percent-Of-Sales Method | A method of estimate uncollectible receivables that calculates uncollectible-account expense. Also called the income-statement approach. |
Principal | The amount loaned out by the payee and borrowed by the maker of the note. |
Principal Amount | Also called Principal. |
Promissory Note | A written promise to pay a specified amount of money at a particular future date. |
Quick Ratio | A more stringent measure of ability to pay current liabilities. |
Receivables | Monetary claims against a business or an individual. |
Time | Ratio of operations to interest expense. Measures the number of times that operating income can cover interest expense. |
Uncollectible-Account Expense | Cost to the seller of extending credit. Arises from the failure to collect from credit customers. Also called doubtful-account expense, or bad-debt expense. |