Accounting Terminology
Listed Below Are Nine Technical Accounting Terms Introduced

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Accounting terminology
Listed below are nine technical accounting terms introduced in this chapter:
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Postretirement benefit expense } & \text { Deferred taxes } & \text { Interest coverage ration } \\\hline \text { Operating lease } & \text { Maturity value } & \text { Contingent liability } \\\hline \text { Finance lease } & \text { Applying leverage } & \text { Provision } \\\hline\end{array}$ Each of the following statements may (or may not) describe one of these technical terms. In the space provided below each statement, indicate the accounting term described, or answer "None" if the statement does not correctly describe any of the terms.
____ (a) Operating profit divided by annual interest expense.
____ (b) The amount paid during the current period to retired employees.
____ (c) A lease agreement that is viewed as equivalent to the lessee purchasing the leased asset.
____ (d) Using borrowed money to finance business operations.
____ (e) The risk of a loss occurring in a future period.
____ (f) A permanent reduction in the amount of income taxes owed which results from the tax deductions for depreciation.
____ (g) The amount that must be paid to settle a liability at the date it becomes due.

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Definitions:

Brightness

The perception of how light or dark an object appears to the human eye.

Basilar Membrane

A structural element within the cochlea of the inner ear, critical in the process of sound perception and auditory signal transduction.

Hair Cells

Sensory receptors located within the inner ear that are essential for hearing and balance.

Gustation

Gustation is the sense of taste, a chemical sense controlled by taste buds in the mouth that interact with various substances.