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VYC1 Principles of Accounting WGU Part 2

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accrual basis   a system of accounting by which all revenues and expenses are matched and reported on financial statements for the applicable period, regardless of when the cash related to the transaction is received or paid  
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accrued expenses   expense items that relate to the current period but have not yet been paid and do not yet appear in the accounting records  
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accrued income   income that has been earned but not yet received and recorded  
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deferred expenses   see prepaid expenses  
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deferred income   see unearned income  
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inventory sheet   a form used to list the volume and type of goods a firm has in stock  
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net income line   the worksheet line immediately following the column totals on which net income (or net loss) is recorded in two places: the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet section  
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prepaid expenses   expenses that are paid for and recorded before they are used, such as rent or insurance  
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property, plant, and equipment   long-term assets that are used in the operation of a business and that are subject to depreciation (except for land, which is not depreciated)  
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unearned income   income received before it is earned  
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updated account balances   the amounts entered in the Adjusted Trial Balance section of the worksheet  
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classified financial statement   a format by which revenues and expenses on the income statement, and assets and liabilities on the balance sheet, are divided into groups of similar accounts and a subtotal is given for each group  
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current assets   assets consisting of cash, items that normally will be converted into cash within one year, or items that will be used up within one year  
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current liabilities   debts that must be paid within one year  
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current ratio   a relationship between current assets and current liabilities that provides a measure of a firm's ability to pay its current debts (current ratio = current assets / current liabilities)  
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gross profit   the different between net sales and the cost of goods sold (gross profit = net sales - cost of goods sold)  
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gross profit percentage   the amount of gross profit from each dollar of sales (sales profit percentage = gross profit / net sales)  
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inventory turnover   the number of times inventory is purchased and sold during the accounting period (inventory turnover = cost of goods sold / average inventory)  
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liquidity   the ease with which an item can be converted into cash  
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long-term liabilities   debts of business that are due more than one year in the future  
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multiple-step income statement   a type of income statement on which several subtotals are computed before the net income is calculated  
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plant and equipment   property that will be used in the business for longer than one year  
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reversing entries   journal entries made to reverse the effect of certain adjusting entries involving accrued income or accrued expenses to avoid problems in recording future payments or receipts of cash in a new accounting period  
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single-step income statement   a type of income statement where only one computation is needed to determine the net income (total revenue - total expenses = net income)  
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working capital   the difference between current assets and current liabilities; it is a measure of the firm's ability to pay current obligations  
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