Accounting Cycle correct answers A six-step procedure that results in the preparation and
analysis of the major financial statements.
Accounts Receivable correct answers amounts that are currently owed to a firm
Accrued Expenses correct answers Expenses incurred but not yet paid in cash or recorded.
Articles of Partnership correct answers a partnership agreement
Asset Utilization correct answers ratios that measure how well a firm uses its assets to generate
each $1 of sales
Balance of Payments correct answers A record of all transactions between the residents of a
country and the residents of all other countries. It shows all payments received from other
countries (credits), and all payments made to other countries (debits). It has CURRENT
ACCOUNT, CAPITAL ACCOUNT, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT, and ERRORS&OMISSIONS.
Balance of Trade correct answers the difference between a country's total exports and total
imports
Balance Sheet correct answers A financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner's
equity on a specific date.
Budget Deficit correct answers a situation in which the government spends more than it takes in
Capital correct answers An economic system based on private ownership of capital
Capitalist System correct answers economic system that involves profit, private property and free
enterprise
, Cartel correct answers a formal organization of producers that agree to coordinate prices and
production
Charter correct answers A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an
area
Commercial banks correct answers Privately owned financial institutions that accept demand
deposits and make loans and provide other services for the public
Commissions correct answers incentive pay calculated as a percentage of sales
Common Stock correct answers a voting share of ownership in a corporation for which the
dividend varies, as determined by the corporation's board of directors
Comparative Advantage correct answers The ability of a country to produce a good at a lower
cost than another country can.
Continuous Manufacturing correct answers the manufacturing of products without interruption
CPA correct answers Certified Public Accountant
Credit Union correct answers A nonprofit financial institution that is owned by its members and
organized for their benefit.
Crisis Management correct answers a coordinated effort to handle all the effects of unfavorable
publicity or another unexpected unfavorable event
Currency Devaluation correct answers the reduction of the value of a nation's currency relative to
the currencies of other countries