Payroll Represents a Routine Activity Which Must Be Done for the Organization

question 49

Multiple Choice

Payroll represents a routine activity which must be done for the organization to operate on a daily basis. What term best describes this type of activity?

• A) transitional
• B) transactional
• C) temporal
• D) transformational

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Definitions:

Owner's Capital Account

An equity account on the balance sheet representing the total amount of investment made by the owner(s) in the company, including profits retained in the business.

Balance Sheet Accounts

These are the financial accounts that appear on the balance sheet, including assets, liabilities, and equity accounts, representing the financial position of a company at a specific point in time.

Permanent Accounts

Financial accounts whose balances are carried over into the next accounting period, including assets, liabilities, and equity accounts.

Real Accounts

Accounts that represent assets, liabilities, and equity, which are not closed at the end of the accounting period and carry over their balances.