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What type of account is 'Cash' in the trial balance?

  • Asset (correct)
  • Expense
  • Liability
  • Revenue

Which financial statement includes 'Salaries Expense'?

  • Statement of Financial Position
  • Income Statement (correct)
  • Statement of Cash Flows
  • Statement of Changes in Equity

What is the purpose of the 'Drawing' account?

  • To record net income
  • To record owner withdrawals (correct)
  • To record owner investments
  • To record net loss

On which side of the trial balance are expenses typically recorded?

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Which account is a contra-asset account?

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Which of the following is a liability account?

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Where is 'Supplies Unused' reported?

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What happens to the net income at the end of the period?

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What financial statement reveals how much cash a company has at the end of a period?

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Which of the following is an example of an expense?

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Which financial statement shows the changes in ownership interest in a company?

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What does the statement of cash flows primarily track?

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What is the net income if total expenses are $100,160 and...

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Which financial statement presents a company's assets, liabilities, and owner's equity at a specific point in time?

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What are the two primary components of the balance sheet?

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What is the fundamental accounting equation?

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Which financial statement reports a company's financial performance over a period of time?

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What are the main components presented in an income statement?

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What is the other name of the income statement?

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What is the debit balance total in the provided balance sheet?

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What is the total amount of expenses for Mr. Jlo's Modeling Agency?

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What does financial analysis primarily involve?

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What is the focus of single-period analysis?

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What does comparative or trend analysis involve?

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Which of the following ratios assesses a company's ability to meet its long-term obligations?

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What is a financial ratio?

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What is another name for the 'Profit to Net Sales ratio'?

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What does the 'Profit to Net Worth ratio' measure?

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Which of the following is NOT a purpose of financial ratios?

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The formula for 'Profit to Net Sales ratio' is:

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What does the liquidity ratio measure?

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What does the current ratio indicate?

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What does 'Debt to Net Worth ratio' show?

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What does 'Net Worth to Fixed Assets ratio' indicate?

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What is another name for the acid-test ratio?

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The formula for 'Debt to Net Worth ratio' is:

<p>Total Debt / Net Worth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The formula for 'Net Worth to Fixed Assets ratio' is:

<p>Net Worth / Fixed Assets (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of account is 'Cash' considered?

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Which financial statement includes 'Delivery Revenue'?

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What is the purpose of financial analysis?

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Which of the following is considered a liability?

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Which of the following is the basic accounting equation?

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What is 'Accumulated Depreciation'?

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In which financial statment would you find 'Notes Payable'?

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What is the purpose of a trial balance?

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Which item is classified as a current asset?

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What does 'Owner's Drawings' represent?

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What section of the balance sheet includes items like 'Common Stock' and 'Paid-in Surplus'?

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Which of the following decreases net income?

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What is the normal balance of an asset account?

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Which of the following is a long-term liability?

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Flashcards

Trial Balance

A list of all debit and credit balances for each account at a specific point in time.

Balance Sheet

A financial statement presenting a company's assets, liabilities, and equity at a specific point in time.

Income Statement

A financial statement reporting a company's financial performance over a period of time.

Assets

Resources owned by a company, expected to provide future economic benefits.

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Liabilities

Amounts owed by a company to others.

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Equity

The owner's stake in the company.

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Net Income

The profit earned after deducting all expenses from revenues.

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Depreciation Expense

An expense related to the using up of assets.

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Statement of Cash Flows

Reports a company's cash inflows and outflows during a period.

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Interest Expense

A cost incurred for borrowed money.

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Statement of Changes in Equity

Shows the changes in a company's equity during a specific period.

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Owner's Equity

The owner's stake in the company; Assets - Liabilities.

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Revenue

The money earned from providing goods or services.

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Expenses

The costs incurred to generate revenue.

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Financial Analysis

Evaluating a company's past, present, and future financial health.

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Single-Period Analysis

Analysis based on a single period's financial data.

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Trend Analysis

Comparing financial data from multiple periods to identify trends.

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Financial Ratios

Ratios calculated from financial statements to assess performance and financial health.

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Liquidity

Ability of a firm to meet its short-term obligations.

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Liquidity Ratios

Ratios that measure a company's ability to pay its current debts.

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Current Ratio

Indicates if a firm can meet short-term obligations using its current assets.

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Acid Test Ratio

Ratio of cash assets to current liabilities, excluding inventory.

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Working Paper

A working paper organizes trial balance, balance sheet, and income statement data.

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Depreciation

A decrease in asset value due to wear and tear or obsolescence.

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Accumulated Depreciation

The accumulated amount of depreciation expense over an asset's life.

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Accounts Receivable

Amounts owed to a company by its customers for goods or services sold on credit.

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Accounts Payable

Amounts owed by a company to its suppliers or vendors for goods or services purchased on credit.

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Delivery Revenue

Revenue earned from providing delivery services.

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Salaries Expense

Expenses incurred for employees' wages and salaries.

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Profitability Ratio

Measures management's effectiveness via returns on sales and investment.

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Profit to Net Sales Ratio

Net income after taxes divided by sales.

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Utility Expense

Expenses incurred for utilities such as electricity, water, and gas.

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Profit to Net Worth Ratio

Net income divided by net worth.

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Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

The portion of long-term debt due within one year.

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Debentures

A type of debt instrument that is not secured by physical assets or collateral.

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Solvency Ratio

Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts eventually.

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Debt to Net Worth Ratio

Total debt divided by net worth.

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Net Worth to Fixed Assets Ratio

Net worth divided by fixed assets.

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Profit to Net Sales Ratio Formula

Net Income / Sales

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Debt to Net Worth Ratio Formula

Total Debt / Net Worth

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Study Notes

  • Financial statements are the output of financial accounting and reporting processes.

Trial Balance

  • Used to establish equality of debit and credit.
  • Extends the double entry bookkeeping rule.
  • Ensures debits and credits are equal.
  • Lists accounts plus ledger balances.
  • Assets, owner's drawings, and expenses normally balance on the debit side.
  • Liabilities, owner's capital, and revenue normally balance on the credit side.

Balance Sheet

  • Presents a company's assets and how they were paid for.
  • Assets are paid for by either borrowing from others (liabilities) or through investments from owners (owner's equity).
  • Shows a company's financial position at a specific date in time.

Income Statement

  • Shows earnings during a specified period of time.
  • Sales (or revenues) and costs (or expenses) are presented separately to arrive at a net income (or profit).

Statement of Cash Flows

  • Shows how much cash a company started with, its increases/decreases, and how much remained by period's end.

Statement of Changes in Equity

  • Shows the amount of ownership equity a company started with, how much it increased/decreased during the period, and remaining equity at period's end.

Financial Analysis

  • Translates a company's financial statement into helpful information.
  • Tracks financial performance, can predicts future performance, and makes comparisons to other companies.
  • Interprets past, present, and future financial standing.
  • Procedures can be categorized into single-period analysis and comparative or trend analysis.
  • Single-period analysis refers to comparison and measurements based on single period financial data.
  • Comparative or trend analysis compares/measures items from financial statements of two or more fiscal periods.
  • Determines the improvement or lack of improvement in financial position and the results of operation.
  • Financial ratios show relationship between two financial statement quantities by dividing one quantity by another.

Financial Ratio Purposes

  • A starting point for detailed financial analysis
  • Diagnoses areas to improve upon
  • Monitors performance of the business
  • Helps plan ahead
  • Reduces the amount of data to workable form
  • Makes the data more meaningful

Classes of Financial Ratios

  • Includes Liquidity ratio, Activity ratio, Profitability Ratio, and Solvency Ratio.

Liquidity Ratio

  • Refers to a firm's ability to pay its bills and meet current obligations on time.
  • Measures the ability to pay off all debts with current assets.
  • Includes Current Ratio, and Acid-test Ratio.

Current Ratio

  • Indicates safety margin by which a firm can meets its obligations that are due within the year using assets convertible to cash.
  • Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
    • E.g. P 395,600,000 + P 176,500,000 = 2.24
  • The business is in sound economic standing when the Current Ratio comes out at 2 or above .

Acid-Test/Quick Ratio

  • The cashs assets compared to the amount of liabilities a business has.
  • Acid test ratio = (Current assets – Inventories) / Current Liabilities
    • E.g. (P 395,600,000 - P129,500,000) / Р 176,500,000 = 1.51
  • Indicates higher percentage liquid assets than liabilities.
  • This means the business is prepared for negative or emergency cash flows.

Activity Ratio

  • Measures how effectively the firm employs resources.
  • May include sales to inventory ratio of Firms.
  • Excessive inventories will show a low ratio.
  • Sales to inventory ratio can be computed as Sales ÷ Inventory at year end
    • E.g. P 872,700,000 / P 129,500,000 = 6.74
  • Inventory to net working capital ratio shows the inventory asset values tied up in the business.
  • The formula is Inventory /Current assets-Current Liabilities.
    • E.g. P 129,500,000 / (P 395,600,000 – Р 176,500,000) = 0.59
  • Higher the result, the more working capital.
  • This means the company is limited in cash flow to grow the business.
  • Sales to net worth ratio represents the turn over of owner's equity.
  • Net sales /owners equity, the higher the better meaning higher equity value.

Profitability Ratio

  • Measures management's effectiveness via returns generated on sales and investment.
  • Profit to net sales ratio represents the profit margin of all sales of a business.
  • Also called the profit margin on sales. Formula: Net income /Total sales.
    • e.g. P 47,000,000 / P 872,700,000 = 5.39%
  • This calculates the returns over after expenses and taxes.

Profit to Net Worth ratio

  • Is a calculated rate of return to measure owner's investments
  • The higher the return indicates investments growing.
    • e.g. P 47,000,000 / P 281,400,000 = 16.70%

Solvency Ratio

  • Measures the ability of the firm to pay its debt.
  • Includes debt to net worth ratio.
  • The debt to net worth ratio calculates the overall debt vs assets of the business.
  • Total debt /Net Worth = business economic outlook
    • e.g. P 282,200,000 / P 281,400,000 = 100.28%
  • Net worth to Fixed assets ratio indicates if the fixed assets have been properly invested and what fixed assets have been financed by the contribution of the stockholders.
  • Net Worth /Fixed Assets is the formula.
    • e.g P 281,400,000 / P 163,800,000 = 171.79%

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