A Chart of Accounts for a Company

question 92

Multiple Choice

A chart of accounts for a company

• A) is a graph of the financial position of the company.
• B) indicates the amount of profit or loss for the period.
• C) lists the accounts and account numbers that identify their location in the ledger.
• D) shows the balance of each account in the general ledger.

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Definitions:

Fixed Expenses

Regular expenses that do not vary in total over a wide range of activity levels.

Contribution Margin

The amount remaining from sales revenue after variable expenses have been deducted; indicates the contribution towards covering fixed expenses and generating profit.

Net Income

The income a company retains after deducting all costs, taxes, and expenses from its total revenue.

Discretionary Fixed Costs

Discretionary fixed costs are fixed expenses that can be adjusted or eliminated without directly impacting the short-term productivity of the business, such as advertising or research and development costs.