What Are the Eight Common Differences Between Products and Services

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Essay

What are the eight common differences between products and services?

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Definitions:

Long-Term Liability

Obligations or debts due in more than one year, reflecting a company's financing activities and including loans, bonds payable, and lease obligations.

GAAP Requirements

The standards or guidelines for financial accounting and reporting that accountants are required to follow, known as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Vacation Pay

Compensation paid to employees for days they are entitled to take off work but choose to work instead or as a benefit for days they are allowed not to work.

Sick Pay

Compensation provided by an employer to an employee who is absent from work due to illness.