The Markets for Long-Term Debt and Equity Are Called Capital

question 21

True/False

The markets for long-term debt and equity are called capital markets.

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Definitions:

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer balances from temporary accounts to permanent accounts, closing out the period.

Retained Earnings

Profits that a company has earned to date, less any dividends or other distributions to shareholders, reinvested in the business or kept as reserve.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent ones, thus preparing the books for the next period.

Adjusted Trial Balance

An enumeration of every account and its balance following adjustment entries, employed in the development of financial reports.