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Accounting Chapter 3
Question | Answer |
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account | A subdivision under assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity that summarizes the changes and shows the balance for a specific item. |
accounting equation | The accounting relationship between assets and the two types of equities. Assets=liabilities+owner’s equity. |
accounts payable | The amount of money owed, or payable, to the creditors of a business. |
accounts receivable | The amount of money owed to a business by its credit customers. |
assets | Property or items of value owned by a business. |
business transaction | An economic event that causes a change either an increase or a decrease in assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity. |
credit | An agreement to pay for a purchase at a later time; an entry on the right side of an account. |
creditor | A business or person to whom money is owed. |
equities | The total financial claims to the assets of a business. |
expense | The cost of goods or services used to operate a business. |
financial claim | Legal right to an item. |
investment | Money or other property provided for the purpose of making a profit. |
liabilities | Amounts owed to creditors; the claims of creditors to the assets of a business. |
on account | The purchase of an item on credit. |
owner’s equity | The owner’s claims to the assets of the business. |
property | Anything of value that a business or person owns and therefore controls. |
revenue | Income earned from the sale of goods and services. |
withdrawal | The removal of cash or another asset from the business by the owner for personal use. |