Match Each Definition with the Correct Term Below

question 156

Multiple Choice

Match each definition with the correct term below.
-Control activities

• A)An inventory system in which the inventory not yet sold or on hand is counted periodically.
• B)Management's regular assessment of the quality of internal control.
• C)An account that accumulates the total cost of merchandise purchased for resale during an accounting period.
• D)The policies and procedures that management puts into place to see that its directives are carried out.
• E)The seller bears the transportation costs to the place where merchandise is delivered and title passes at the time it is delivered.
• F)An inventory system in which continuous records are kept of the quantity and cost of individual items as they are bought and sold.
• G)The total cost of merchandise that could be sold in an accounting period.
• H)The buyer bears the shipping costs of merchandise and title passes at the time it is shipped.
• I)An account that gives management a readily available measure of unsatisfactory products and dissatisfied customers.
• J)Controls that limit access to assets.

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Definitions:

Arbitrage Opportunity

The chance to buy an asset at a low price in one market and simultaneously sell it at a higher price in another market to make a risk-free profit.

Zero-Investment Portfolio

A portfolio strategy that involves creating a position without the need for initial capital by taking both long and short positions in stocks or other securities.

Net Investment

The total amount spent by a company on capital assets, such as plants and machinery, minus depreciation.

Nonsystematic Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion of returns on an investment due to factors specific to an individual asset or company, not the market.