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Chapter 2 Accounting

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free enterprise system   A system in which individuals are free to produce the goods and services they choose.  
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profit   The amount earned above the amount of expense incurred to keep business operating.  
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loss   The result when a business spends more money than it earns.  
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entrepreneur   A person who transforms ideas for products or service into real-world business.  
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capital   Money supplied by investors, banks, or owners of a business.  
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service business   A business that provides a needed service for a fee.  
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merchandising business   A business that buys finished goods and resells them to individuals or other businesses.  
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manufacturing business   A business that buys raw materials and transforms then into finished products by using labor and machinery.  
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sole proprietorship   A business owned by one person.  
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partnership   A business owned by 2 or more persons called partners, who agree to operate the business as co-owners.  
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corporation   A business organization recognized by law to have a life of its own.  
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charter   The legal permission, granted by a state, that gives corporation certain rights and privileges and spells out the rules under which the corporation is to operate.  
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accounting system   A system designed to collect, document, and report on business transactions.  
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manual accounting system   A type of accounting system in which information is processed by hand.  
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computerized accounting system   A type of accounting system in which information is recorded by entering it into a computer.  
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GAAP   (generally accepted accounting principles) The set out rules that all accountants use to prepare financial reports.  
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financial reports   Documents that present summarized information about the financial status of a business.  
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financial accounting   The type of accounting that focuses on reporting information to external users  
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management accounting   The type of accounting that focuses on reporting information to management; often referred to as accounting for internal users of accounting information.  
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business entity   The accounting assumption that a business exists independently of its owners personal holdings. The accounting records and reports are maintained separately and contain financial information related only to business.  
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accounting period   The period of time covered by an accounting report.  
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going concern   The accounting assumption that a business is expected to operate indefinitely.  
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