Accounting Terminology
Listed Below Are Eight Technical Accounting Terms Introduced

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Essay

Accounting terminology
Listed below are eight technical accounting terms introduced in this chapter:
Each of the following statements may (or may not) describe one of these technical terms. For each statement, indicate the term described, or answer "None" if the statement does not correctly describe any of the terms.
____ (a) The percentage of total assets financed by creditors.
____ (b) A measure of the effectiveness with which management utilizes a company's resources, regardless of how those resources are financed.
____(c) A company's percentage share of total dollar sales within its industry.
____ (d) Current assets less current liabilities.
____ (e) A measure reflecting investors' expectations of future profitability.
____ (f) A measure of short-term solvency often used when a company has large inventories that cannot be quickly converted into cash.
____ (g) A ratio that helps individual stockholders relate the net income of a large corporation to their equity investment.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Current ratio } & \text { Return on assets } & \text { Price-earnings ratio } \\\hline \text { Quick ratio } & \text { Market share } & \text { Earnings per share } \\\hline \text { Debt ratio } & \text { Working capital } & \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

President Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, who served from 1963 to 1969, notable for his domestic policies and involvement in the Vietnam War.

Reconstruction

The period after the American Civil War (1865-1877) during which the United States attempted to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy.

Lower South

Refers to the southeastern region of the United States, particularly states like South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, known for its distinct historical, cultural, and economic characteristics, including its role in the antebellum period and Civil War.

1865 Elections

The 1865 Elections refer to the political elections held in various countries; in the United States, these did not occur due to the Civil War's end and Reconstruction's beginning, which focused instead on state re-admission and rebuilding.