Amounts Received in Advance from Customers for Future Products or Services

question 8

Multiple Choice

Amounts received in advance from customers for future products or services:

• A) Are revenues.
• B) Increase income.
• C) Are liabilities.
• D) Are not allowed under GAAP.
• E) Require an outlay of cash in the future.

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Definitions:

Expected Return

The average of a probability distribution of all possible returns that an investment might generate.

Dividend Yield

A financial metric indicating the annual dividend payment of a company as a proportion of its share price.

Constant Growth

A model, often referred to as the Gordon Growth Model, that assumes a firm's dividends grow at a consistent rate indefinitely, used to evaluate the fair value of a stock.

Capital Gains Return

The profit realized from the sale of securities or investments which have increased in value over the time they were held.