Financial Flashcards
Future value
The monetary value of some defined investment at some point in the future, given a specified rate of return
Internal rate of return
Calculated rate of return, given the cost and future value of an investment
Net present value
The net return on a project, given all costs and revenues in terms of the current monetary value
Rate of return
The amount an investment, appreciate, or depreciate overtime, often expressed as a decimal or a percentage
Rate of 72
Isimple method for estimating the time it would take for an investment to double in value given a fixed compounding annual rate of interest
Net present value
Net present value (npv) = PV of all revenues — PV of all costs
Rule of 72 formula
T= (ln n)
———
ln(1+r)
T= number of. Required
n= Increase desired
r= interest rate per period
Liabilities
Practices debts
Net book value
Another name for equity
Cash method
Income is recorded when cash is received, not when the services are performed expenses are recorded when the practice makes a payment, not when the expenses incurred
Summary of chart of accounts
Detailed list of all accounts regularly used in the normal corse of business, including balance sheets and p&l statements
Profit and loss statement
Report detailing revenue expenses to show the net income during that period
Aka income statement
Equity
Assets minus liabilities
Straight line deprecation
Depreciation is recognized evenly over the life of the item
Modified accelerated cost recovery system
System wheee more depreciation is recognized in first few years then less in later years
Method required by US Income tax code
Which system of accounting is considered most accurate
Accrual based
The five characteristics of good financial reporting
- Timeliness
- Accuracy
- Simplicity
- Sufficient detail
- analytical relevance
What financial reports does the typical clinic use?
Balance sheet
Income statement
Statement of cash flows (smaller clinics might not need this)
Cost evaluation
Process of calculating the cost of activities, products or sales
Incremental performance
Breaking down performance by department
The difference between the cost of a product in the revenue is generates is called what
Gross profit margin
If the end of the year revenue for a practice was 2.4 million and your profit was 312,000 what is your net profit margin percentage?
13%