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Commercial UW AU60
Commercial Underwriting Principles Assgnt 5 of 8
Term | Definition |
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Accounting | The classification, analysis, and determination of the appropriate method of reporting the effects of the bookkeeping records in an organization's financial statements. |
Balance Sheet | The financial statement that reports the assets, liabilities, and owner's equity of an organization as of a specific date. |
Current assets | A balance sheet asset classification that includes cash and other assets that are expected to be converted into cash, sold, or exchanged within the business's normal operating cycle, usually one year. |
Receivables | An asset classification that consists of the amounts owed to a company by customers and other outsiders. |
Marketable securities | An asset classification that includes temporary investments that can easily be converted into cash. |
Inventory | An asset classification that consists of goods available for sale to customers; for a manufacturing company, also includes raw materials and finished goods. |
Prepaid expenses | An asset classification that represents the amount that has already been paid for services that have not been received or used. |
Current liabilities | A balance sheet liability classification that includes obligations whose payments are reasonably expected to require the use or cash or the creation of other current liabilities within one year. |
Retained earnings | The cumulative net income that an organization has retained, after payment of dividends, for reinvestment in the organization's operations. |
Revenue | The inflow of assets, usually cash or accounts receivable, resulting from the sale of products or the rendering of services to customers. |
Gross profit | An income statement value that represents sales or operating revenue minus the cost of goods sold. |
Gross margin (gross profit margin) | The percentage of sales remaining after deducting the cost of goods sold from sales, calculated by dividing gross profit by sales. |
Operating income | An income statement value that reflects income that results from the normal operations of the business during the period covered by the statement; calculated as the gross profit less selling, general and administrative expenses. |
Comprehensive income | A measure of income that goes beyond that reported on the income statement by including items such as unrealized gains and losses. |
Statement of changes in shareholders' equity | The financial statement that explains any changes that have occurred in the organization's capital accounts during a specific period. |
Paid-in capital | The total amount invested in an organization by the owners. |
Treasury stock | A corporate stock issued as fully paid to a stockholder and subsequently reacquired by the corporation to use for business purposes. |