Chapter 9 Flashcards
Depreciation method that expenses more of the asset’s cost near the start of its useful life and less at the end of its useful life
Accelerated Depreciation Method
Process where a business spread the allocation of an intangible asset’s cost over its useful life
Amortization
Measures how efficiently a business uses its average total assets to generate sales. Net Sales/Average Total Assets
Asset Turnover Ratio
Depreciable asset’s cost minus accumulated depreciation
Book Value
Expenditure that increases the capacity or efficiency of a plant asset or extends useful life. Debited to an asset account
Capital Expenditure
Recording the acquisition of land, building, or other assets by debiting an asset account
Capitalize
Characteristic of a transition that causes a change in future cash flows
Commercial Substance
Exclusive right to reproduce and sell something of intellectual property
Copyright
Principle that states that acquired assets and services should be recorded at their actual cost
Cost Principle
Process where a business spreads the allocation of a natural resource’s cost over its usage
Depletion
Cost of a plant asset minus its estimated residual value
Depreciable Cost
Process where a business spreads the allocation of a plant’s asset’s cost over its useful life
Depreciation
Accelerated depreciation method that compute annual depreciation by multiplying the depreciable asset’s decreasing book value by a constant percent that is two times the straight-line depreciation rate
Double-Declining-Balance Method
Repair work that generates a capital expenditure because it extends the asset’s life past the normal expected life
Extraordinary Repair
Privilege granted by a business to sell a product or service under specified conditions
Franchise
