Match the Following Terms with the Appropriate Definition

question 31

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms with the appropriate definition.
-     Prepaid expenses 

• A) The expense created by allocating the cost of plant and equipment to the periods in which they are used 
• B) The principle that requires expenses to be reported in the same period as the revenues that were earned as a result of the expenses 
• C) Items paid for in advance of receiving their benefits 
• D) Allocates equal amounts of an asset's cost (less any salvage value) to depreciation expense during its useful life 
• E) The accounting system that recognizes revenues when earned and expenses when incurred 
• F) A principle that assumes that an organization's activities can be divided into specific time periods such as months, quarters or years 
• G) Revenues earned in a period that are both unrecorded and not yet received in cash or other assets 
• H) Net income divided by net sales 
• I) The accounting system where revenues are recognized when cash is received and expenses are recorded when cash is paid 

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate used in discounted cash flow analysis to determine the present value of future cash flows, reflecting the cost of capital or investment risk.

Mutually Exclusive

Scenarios or occurrences that are incapable of happening simultaneously.

Average Accounting Return

A financial ratio indicating the average net income an asset is expected to generate compared to its average capital cost.

Redeeming Feature

A characteristic or option in a financial product that offers the possibility of benefitting the holder, such as the ability to convert bonds into stock.