Powerpoint 3 Flashcards
Free Cash Flow
Cash provided by operations - capital expenditures - cash dividends
A measure of solvency
The greater the better
could be liquidity too..
Normal Dr. Balance
Cash
Inventory
Accounts receivable
Utilities expense
Prepaid Rent
Equipment
Dividends
Normal Cr. Balance
Accounts payable
Common Stock
Notes payable
Retained earings
Sales revenue
Debits and Credits are synonymous to:
Left and Right
If an individual asset account is increased, which of the following corresponding effects would be possible:
Increase in a specific liability
Decrease in another asset
Increase in stockholders’ equity
All of the above are possible
Accounting Information System
A system of collecting and processing transaction data and communicating financial information to decision makers
Accounting Transactions
The economic events that require recording in the financial statements
Account
An individual accounting record of increase and decrease in a specific asset, liability, stockholders equity, revenue, or expense item
Debit
The left side of an account
Dr.
Credit
The right side of an account
Cr.
Normal Balance
The side of the T-Account that leads to an INCREASE
DEAD
Debit increased:
Expenses
Assets
Dividends
CuRLS
Credit normal balance - credit increased
Revenues
Liabilities
Stockholders’ equity
Ledger
The entire group of accounts maintained by a company
Chart of accounts
The list of accounts that a company uses
It is important to note that the number and type of accounts used differ from company to company - depends on size, complexity, industry, type of business