Programmed Decisions Tend to Be Repetitive and Routine

question 46

True/False

Programmed decisions tend to be repetitive and routine.

Identify the placement of various account types within financial statements.

Understand and apply the concept of adjusting entries and their effect on financial statements.

Know the order of preparing financial statements and the significance of each in financial accounting.

Understand how to prepare an income statement using information from an income statement column in a worksheet.

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Definitions:

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs of using resources owned by the company for its own operations, rather than earning income elsewhere.

Explicit Costs

Direct payments made to others in the course of running a business, such as wages, rent, and materials.

Implicit Costs

Costs that represent foregone opportunities, such as the income a business owner forgoes by investing in their own company instead of elsewhere.

Explicit Costs

Directly incurred expenses in the operation of a business, such as wages, rent, and material costs, which are clearly accounted for and easy to identify.