| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| A set of rules and guidelines developed by the accounting industry for companies to follow when reporting financial data. | generally accepted accounting principles | 63%
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| A situation wherein an individual or organization can no longer meet financial obligations with lender(s) when their debts come due. | insolvency | 63%
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| Debts that are typically payable over a period of time greater than one year, e.g. a mortgage. | long-term liabilities | 60%
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| A company's total earnings, calculated by subtracting total expenses from total revenues. | net income | 58%
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| A financial report that summarizes a company's assets (what it owns), liabilities (what it owes) and owner or shareholder equity, at a given time. | balance sheet | 55%
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| The practice of allocating or spreading capital investments into varied assets to avoid over-exposure to risk. | diversification | 54%
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| Expenditures that may change from one time period to another, e.g., labor costs. | variable expenses | 53%
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| Debts that are payable within a year. | current liabilities | 52%
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| The amount of money a company owes creditors (suppliers, etc.) in return for goods and/or services they have delivered. | accounts payable | 51%
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| Long-term assets likely to provide benefits to a company for more than one year, such as a real estate, land or major machinery. | fixed assets | 48%
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| An incurred expense that hasn’t been paid yet. | accrued expense | 46%
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| Assets that will be converted to cash within one year. | current assets | 46%
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| Business expenditures not directly associated with the production of goods or services, e.g., advertising costs, property taxes or insurance premiums. | operation expenses | 44%
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| A financial statement that is used to summarize a company’s performance and financial position by reviewing revenues, costs and expenses during a specific period of time, such as quarterly or annually. | profit and loss statement | 44%
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| The amount of money owed by customers or clients to a business after goods or services have been delivered and/or used. | accounts receivable | 41%
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| A complete record of the financial transactions over the life of a company. | general ledger | 41%
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| Payments (e.g., rent) that will be made on a regular schedule. | fixed expense | 40%
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| The direct expenses related to producing the goods sold by a business. | cost of goods sold | 38%
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| An accounting entry where there is either an increase in assets or a decrease in liabilities on a company's balance sheet. | debit | 38%
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| An accounting entry that may either decrease assets or increase liabilities and equity on the company's balance sheet, depending on the transaction. | credit | 36%
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| A group of securities that behaves similarly in the marketplace. | asset class | 32%
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| A systematic way of recording and reporting financial transactions for a business or organization. | accounting | 30%
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| A financial asset or the value of a financial asset, such as cash or goods. | capital | 28%
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| A business document in which all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit columns in order to ensure a company’s bookkeeping system is mathematically correct. | trial balance | 28%
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| The revenue or expense expected to be generated through business activities (sales, manufacturing, etc.) over a period of time. | cash flow | 20%
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