Match the Following Terms with the Appropriate Definition

question 143

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms with the appropriate definition.
-     Cash basis accounting 

• 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:

Bush Administration

The executive period of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, which spanned from 2001 to 2009, marked by events such as the September 11 attacks and the initiation of the Iraq War.

Downsizing

The process of reducing the number of employees within an organization typically to cut costs and improve efficiency.

Uncertainty

The state of having limited knowledge where it is impossible to exactly describe the existing state, future outcomes, or possible events.

Managers

Individuals responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the operations and employees within an organization.