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Accounting Ch. 14

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Definition
Retained Earnings   An amount earned by a corporation an not yet distributed to stockholders.  
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Dividends   Earnings distributed to stockholders.  
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Board of Directors   A group of persons elected by the stockholders to manage a corporation.  
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Declaring a Dividend   Action by a board of directors to distribute corporate earnings to stockholders.  
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Merchandise Inventory   The amount of goods on hand for sale to customers.  
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Uncollectible Accounts   Accounts receivable that cannot be collected.  
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Allowance Method of Recording losses from Uncollectible Accounts   Crediting the estimated value of uncollectible accounts to a contra account.  
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Book Value   The difference between an asset's account balance and its related contra account balance.  
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Book Value of Accounts Receivable   The difference between the balance of Accounts Receivable and its contra account, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts.  
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Current Assets   Cash and other Assets expected to be exchanged for cash or consumed within a year.  
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Plant Assets   Assets that will be used for a number of years in the operation of a business.  
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Depreciation Expense   The portion of a plant asset's cost that is transferred to an expense account in each fiscal period during a plant asset's useful life.  
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Estimated Salvage Value   The amount an owner expects to receive when a plant asset is removed from use.  
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Straight - Line method of Depreciation   Charging an equal amount of depreciation expense for a plant asset for a plant asset in each year of useful life.  
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Accumulated Depreciation   The total amount of depreciation expense that has been recorded since the purchase of a plant asset.  
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Book Value of a Plant Asset   The original cost of a plant asset minus accumulated depreciation.  
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