Other Things Held Constant, If a Firm "Stretches" (I

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Other things held constant, if a firm "stretches" (i.e., delays paying) its accounts payable, this will lengthen its cash conversion cycle (CCC).

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Definitions:

Permanent Account

An account that is not closed at the end of the accounting period and carries its ending balance into the next period, typically including assets, liabilities, and equity accounts.

Dividends Account

An account in the general ledger that records the amount of dividends declared by a company to be paid to shareholders.

Common Stock Account

An equity account that represents the amount of shares owned by shareholders in a corporation.

Temporary Accounts

Accounts used to record transactions for only a single accounting period, which are then reset or closed at the period's end, such as revenues, expenses, and dividends.