Discuss Some of the Advantages to the Database Approach

question 84

Essay

Discuss some of the advantages to the database approach.

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Definitions:

Net Sales

This represents the amount of sales generated by a company after deductions for returns, allowances for damaged or missing goods, and discounts.

Prepaid Expenses

Payments made in advance for goods or services, which are recognized as expenses over time as the benefits are received.

Adjusting Entries

Financial records generated at the end of a bookkeeping period to allocate receipts and disbursements to the time in which they actually occurred.

Accrued Expenses

Expenses that have been incurred by a company but not yet paid or recorded in financial statements.