Exam 2 (Chapters 2,3,7, & 13) Flashcards
Assets
Are the resources owned by a company from which future economic benefits are expected.
Liabilities
(referred to as debts) Are obligations of an entity arising from past transactions, the settlement of which may result in the transfer or use of assets
Owner’s Equity
Is ownership right to the owners of the entity in the assets that remain after deducting the liabilities
Revenues
(referred to as sales) Represents the dollar amount of assets consumed (or liabilities incurred) or services used in the process of generating revenues
Transactions
An exchange between two parties or some other economic event that affects a company’s assets, liabilities or owners’ equity
Income Statement
(referred to as a profit and loss statement or statement of operations) Summarizes a company’s revenues and expenses and can be expressed mathematically as Revenues - Expenses = Net Income
Balance Sheet
(referred to as statement of financial position) Summarizes a company’s assets, liabilities and owner’s equity and can be expressed mathematically as Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity
Retained Earnings Statement
Reports the changes that occurred in retained earnings for the period and can be expressed mathematically as BGN retained earnings + Net income - Dividends = END retained earnings
Statement Of Cash Flow
Shows the entity’s sources and uses of cash related to operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities
Operating Activities
Include cash inflows and outflows related to the production and sale of products or services
Investing Activities
Include cash inflows and outflows related to buying or selling long-term assets
Financing Activities
Include cash inflows and outflows related to the entity’s owners or long-term creditors such as a bank
Depreciation
The process of allocating the cost of a long-term asset over its useful life; the systematic periodic transfer of the cost of a fixed asset to an expense account during its expected useful life
Accumulated Depreciation
The sum of all of the previous depreciation amounts taken over the course of a long-term asset’s life
Accounting Framework
Visual representation of the impact transactions have on a company’s balance sheet and/or income statement