The Debt Ratio Measures a Company's Overall Ability to Pay

question 85

True/False

The debt ratio measures a company's overall ability to pay its employees.

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Definitions:

Accrual Basis

An accounting method where revenues and expenses are recorded when they are earned or incurred, regardless of when the cash transactions occur.

Cash Basis

An accounting method where revenues and expenses are recorded only when cash is received or paid, irrespective of when the transactions actually occurred.

Adjusting Entry

Journal entries made in accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the correct periods.

Asset Account

A financial account that represents the resources owned by a company, which have future economic value.