ACCT 2110 Final Exam Flash Cards

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Current Ratio

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Current Assets / Current Liabilities

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Earnings Per Share

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(Net Income - Preferred Dividends) / Avg. Common Shares Outstanding

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Accounts Receivable Turnover

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Net Credit Sales / Avg. Net Accounts Receivable

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Average Collection Period

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365 / Accounts Receivable Turnover

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Return on Assets

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Profit Margin x Asset Turnover

or

Net Income / Average Total Assets

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Asset Turnover

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Net Sales / Average Total Assets

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What do expenses NOT show up on?

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Balance Sheet

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What do Assets & Liabilities NOT show up on?

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Income Statement

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Two accounting issues with Receivables?

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  1. Recognizing them (Accounts Rec., Notes Rec., or Other Rec.)
  2. Valuing them (what % do we actually get)
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Service Organization records receivables…

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When services are performed on account.

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Merchandiser records receivables…

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At the point of sale of merchandise on account.

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12
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2 methods of accounting Uncollectible Accounts?

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  1. Direct Write-Off

2. Allowance Method

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Contra Assets

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Negative Assets (ex: Depreciation or Doubtful Accounts)

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Promissory Note Uses (written promise to pay specified money on demand or at a definite amount of time)

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  1. When individuals & companies lend or borrow money
  2. When amount of transaction and credit period exceed normal limits
  3. In settlement of Accounts Receivable
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Plant Assets are resources that have what?

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  • physical substance
  • not used in business operations
  • not intended for sale to customers
  • expected to provide service to company for a number of years (not land)
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Historical Cost Principle

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Requires companies to record plant assets at cost

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Cost

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Includes all necessary expenditures paid to acquire and make an asset ready for use

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How are Costs Paid?

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  1. Cash (in cash transactions)

2. Cash equivalent (in non cash transactions)

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Cash Equivalent Price

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Fair Value of the asset given up or received, whichever is more clearly determinable

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Straight-Line Depreciation

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Cost - Salvage Value = Depreciable Cost

Depreciable Cost / Useful Life = Depreciation Expense

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Double-Declining Cost

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Year 1 = Beginning Cost x Double Declining Balance Rate = Annual Exp. & Accumulated Depreciation

Beginning Cost - Annual Exp. = Book Value

Year 2+ = Book Value of Previous Year x Doub. Dec. Bal. = Annual Exp.

Annual Exp. of all years added together = Accumulated Depreciation

Book Value of previous year - current year annual expense = Book Value of current year

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22
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Units-of-Activity

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Depreciable Cost / Total Units of Activity = Depreciable Cost Per Unit

Depreciable Cost Per Unit x Units of Activity during this year = Annual Depreciable Expense

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Intangible Assets

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Patents, Trd

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Patents

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Exclusive right to manufacture & sell invention for 20 years

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Calculating Amortization & Its journal entry
Cost / Useful Life = Annual Expense x Annual Exp. x Amount of time amortizing / 12 = amortization Example Journal Entry Dr. Amortization Expense 1,000 Cr. Patent 1,000
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Copyrights
Gives owner exclusive right to reproduce and sell an artistic or published work. Granted for the life of the creator + 70 years
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Trademarks & Trade Names
Word, Catch Phrase, Jingle, or Logo Legal Protection for indefinite number of 20 year renewal periods No amortization
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Goodwill
Includes desirable location, skilled employees, high-quality products. Only recorded when an entire business is purchased. CANNOT be claimed unilaterally & MUST be valued by society/ outside professionals
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Selling Plant Assets
Compare how much it's worth with how much you made from selling it. If you made more than what it's worth, then a gain on disposal occurs If you made less, then a loss on disposal occurs
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Plant Asset Book Value on Day of Disposal
Cost of Asset - Accumulated Depreciation = Book Value on Date of Disposal
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Recording Disposal of a Plant Asset
Dr. Cash (made from selling asset) Dr. Accumulated Depreciation Cr. Original Cost of Asset Cr. Gain on Disposal of Plant Asset (if it was a Loss on Disposal of the Plant Asset, it would be debited along with cash and A/D)
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Retirement of Plant Asset (Completely Used Up NOT Sold)
Dr. Accumulated Depreciation | Cr. Original Asset Cost
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Employee Tax
- FICA tax - Federal Tax - State Tax
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Employer Tax
- FICA Tax - Federal Unemployment Tax - State Unemployment Tax
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Types of Bonds
- Secured - Unsecured - Convertible - Callable
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Bond Certificate
- Issued to investor | - Provides name of the company issuing bond, face value, maturity date, and contractual interest rate
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Face Value
Principal due at maturity
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Maturity Date
Date final payment is due
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Contractual Interest Rate
Rate to determine cash interest paid, usually semiannually
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Bonds sold below market interest rate
Premium
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Bonds sold above market interest rate
Discount
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Journal Entry for Discount Bond
Dr. Cash Dr. Discount on Bonds Payable Cr. Bonds Payable
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Discount On Bonds Payable is What type of Asset?
Contra Asset
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Carrying Value
Face value of bonds less unamortized bond discount or plus unamortized bond premium at redemption rate.
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Gain or Loss on bonds redeemed before maturity is
Difference between cash paid and carrying value of the bonds
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Contingencies
Events with uncertain outcomes (ex: a lawsuit) Ex Journal Entry Legal Expense 75,000 Accrued Liabilities 75,000
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Charter
Amount of stock a corporation is authorized to sell | Reported in Stockholders' Equity
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Par Value
Amount of money someone can take back out whenever they feel like it (usually if the company starts tanking)
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Legal Capital
Determined par value a company must retain in the business for the protection of corporate creditors
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2 sources of Primary Equity
Paid-in Capital --> Common or Preferred Stock Retained Earnings
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Treasury Stock
Corporation's own stock that it has bought back
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Why do corporations buy their own stock?
1. Reissue shares to officers & employees for bonus or stock compensations 2. Increase trading 3. Have additional shares available for use in acquiring other companies 4. Increase earnings per share 5. Eliminate hostile shareholders
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Stock Dividend uses
1. Satisfy shareholders' dividend expectations without spending cash 2. Increase marketability of corporations stock 3. Emphasize that a portion of stockholders' equity has been permanently reinvested in the business
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Stock Splits
- Reduce market value of shares (helps less wealthy people afford stock) - No entry recorded - Decrease par value & increase number of shares