WGU C213 Accounting for Decision Makers Exam
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Accounting A system of providing "quantitative information,
primarily financial in nature, about economic
entities that is intended to be useful in making
economic decisions."
Accounting Equation Assets = Liabilities + Owners' Equity
Accounts Payable The flip side of accounts receivable—when one
company sells on credit, creating for itself an
account receivable, the company on the other side
of the transaction is buying on credit, creating an
account payable.
Accounts Receivable Amounts owed to a business by its credit
customers and are usually collected in cash within
10 to 60 days.
Accrual Accounting The process that accountants use in adjusting raw
transaction data into refined measures of a firm's
economic performance.
Accumulated Depreciation Reflects the wear and tear, or depreciation, of
these items since they were originally purchased.
, Accumulated Other Comprehensive The grouped together and reported changes
Income which companies experience increases and
decreases in equity each year because of the
movement of market prices or exchange rates
Activity-based Costing (ABC) A method of attributing overhead costs to
products based on measurable factors that relate
to activities that create overhead costs.
Additional Paid-in Capital Invested by stockholders that exceeds the par
value of the issued shares.
American Institute of Certified Public The professional organization of certified public
Accountants (AICPA) accountants in the United States.
Asset Probable future economic benefit obtained or
controlled by a particular entity as a result of past
transactions or events.
Asset Mix The proportion of total assets in each asset
category, is determined to a large degree by the
industry in which the company operates.
Asset Turnover Sales divided by assets and is interpreted as the
number of dollars in sales generated by each
dollar of assets.
Assets Assets are the firm's economic resources, formally
defined as "probable future economic benefits
obtained or controlled by a particular entity as a
result of past transactions or events
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Terms in this set (482)
Accounting A system of providing "quantitative information,
primarily financial in nature, about economic
entities that is intended to be useful in making
economic decisions."
Accounting Equation Assets = Liabilities + Owners' Equity
Accounts Payable The flip side of accounts receivable—when one
company sells on credit, creating for itself an
account receivable, the company on the other side
of the transaction is buying on credit, creating an
account payable.
Accounts Receivable Amounts owed to a business by its credit
customers and are usually collected in cash within
10 to 60 days.
Accrual Accounting The process that accountants use in adjusting raw
transaction data into refined measures of a firm's
economic performance.
Accumulated Depreciation Reflects the wear and tear, or depreciation, of
these items since they were originally purchased.
, Accumulated Other Comprehensive The grouped together and reported changes
Income which companies experience increases and
decreases in equity each year because of the
movement of market prices or exchange rates
Activity-based Costing (ABC) A method of attributing overhead costs to
products based on measurable factors that relate
to activities that create overhead costs.
Additional Paid-in Capital Invested by stockholders that exceeds the par
value of the issued shares.
American Institute of Certified Public The professional organization of certified public
Accountants (AICPA) accountants in the United States.
Asset Probable future economic benefit obtained or
controlled by a particular entity as a result of past
transactions or events.
Asset Mix The proportion of total assets in each asset
category, is determined to a large degree by the
industry in which the company operates.
Asset Turnover Sales divided by assets and is interpreted as the
number of dollars in sales generated by each
dollar of assets.
Assets Assets are the firm's economic resources, formally
defined as "probable future economic benefits
obtained or controlled by a particular entity as a
result of past transactions or events
