Complete the Following Using the Terms Listed

question 88

Multiple Choice

Complete the following using the terms listed.
-_____ represents the proprietors' claims (those of stockholders,in the case of a corporation) against the firm's assets.

• A)certified public accountant
• B)International Financial Reporting Standards
• C)asset
• D)liability
• E)Owners' equity
• F)accounting equation
• G)balance sheet
• H)income statement
• I)Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
• J)accrual accounting
• K)open book management
• L)budget
• M)generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• N)Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
• O)profitability ratios
• P)International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC)
• Q)Leverage ratios
• R)management accountant

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Definitions:

Economic Efficiency

A situation in which all available resources are utilized in the most effective way possible, maximizing the production of goods and services without waste.

Taxes

Compulsory financial charges or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures.

Special-Interest Effect

A situation where policy decisions primarily benefit a small group, often at the expense of the larger public.

Spillover Costs

Costs incurred by third parties as a result of economic activities that are not reflected in market transactions.