chapter 5 Flashcards
purchases method
inventories and prepaid costs in which goods or services are recorded when purchased
consumption method
method of accounting for inventories and prepaid costs, in which goods or services are recorded as expenditures or expenses when used
decreases in net financial resources under the modified accrual baisi of accounting
expenditures
decreases in overall net assets from delivering services or producing goods under full accrual
expenses
transactions or other events that are both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence
extraordinary items
cash, investments and receivables, and other assets that can be expected ot be transformed into cash in the normal course of operations
financial resources
internal equivalent of nonexchange transactions; transfers of cash for which goods or services of equivalent value have not been received.
nonreciprocal interfund activity
item in a expenditure classification that relates to the type of goods or services obtained rather than to the prupse of the expenditure or nature of the activity it supports
object
internal equivalent of exchange transactions in which the parties receive and surrender consideration
reciprocal interfund activity
transactions or other events within the control of management that are significant and either unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence
special items
zero coupon bond
bond with a stated annual interest rate of zero. provides a return to investors issued at a price considerable less than the bond’s face value and sufficiently low so the difference between fv and issue price will equal a return comparable to conventional bonds