Match the Following Terms with Their Definitions

question 109

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms with their definitions.
-Current assets

• A)Uses a base year
• B)Inventory and prepaid expenses are subtracted
• C)A liability
• D)Net sales ÷ total assets
• E)Actual sale after returns on discounts
• F)Current assets ÷ current liabilities
• G)What we owe creditors
• H)Data placed side by side
• I)Cash, supplies
• J)Obligations due within one year
• K)Cost of goods for resale
• L)Obligations that are not due for at least one year
• M)Total this period is compared by amount of percent to same total last period
• N)Part of stockholders' equity
• O)What customers owe
• P)Dollars not shown
• Q)Paid in advance
• R)Profit
• S)Revenues and expense for a specific period of time
• T)Prepared as of a particular date
• U)Beginning inventory plus new purchases - ending inventory
• V)True cost of purchases
• W)Includes no plant and equipment assets
• X)Sales - cost of goods sold
• Y)Each liability and equity is analyzed as a percent of the total

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Definitions:

Chief Executive Officer

The highest-ranking executive in a company, responsible for making major corporate decisions, managing the overall operations and resources of a company.

Measurement (Cost) Principle

A principle that states accounting information is based on actual cost incurred in transactions, which includes the initial purchase price plus any additional costs necessary to get the asset ready for use.

Accounting Principles

Fundamental concepts or guidelines that govern the field of accounting, such as consistency, relevance, reliability, and comparability.

Actual Cost

The direct costs incurred in the production of goods, including labor and materials.