Accounting Vocabulary Text Quiz - Statistics

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Letter
Term % Correct
A systematic way of recording and reporting financial transactions for a business or organization. A Accounting
79%
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. (2 words) B Balance sheet
76%
The amount of money a company owes creditors (suppliers, etc.) in return for goods and/or services they have delivered. (2 words) A Accounts payable
75%
The amount of money owed by customers or clients to a business after goods or services have been delivered and/or used. (2 words) A Accounts receivable
72%
An accounting entry that may either decrease assets or increase liabilities and equity on the company's balance sheet, depending on the transaction. C Credit
66%
A company's total earnings, calculated by subtracting total expenses from total revenues. (2 words) N Net income
64%
An accounting entry where there is either an increase in assets or a decrease in liabilities on a company's balance sheet. D Debit
63%
Assets that will be converted to cash within one year. (2 words) C Current assets
52%
The direct expenses related to producing the goods sold by a business. (4 words) C Cost of goods sold
51%
Debts that are payable within a year. (2 words) C Current liabilities
50%
An incurred expense that hasn’t been paid yet. (2 words) A Accrued expense
49%
A set of rules and guidelines developed by the accounting industry for companies to follow when reporting financial data. (4 words) G Generally accepted accounting principles
43%
Business expenditures not directly associated with the production of goods or services, e.g., advertising costs, property taxes or insurance premiums. (2 words) O Operation expenses
43%
A complete record of the financial transactions over the life of a company. (2 words) G General ledger
41%
Long-term assets likely to provide benefits to a company for more than one year, such as a real estate, land or major machinery. (2 words) F Fixed assets
40%
Debts that are typically payable over a period of time greater than one year, e.g. a mortgage. (3 words) L Long-term liabilities
40%
Expenditures that may change from one time period to another, e.g., labor costs. (2 words) V Variable expenses
39%
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. (2 words) T Trial balance
38%
The process of allocating or spreading capital investments into varied assets to avoid over-exposure to risk. D Diversification
35%
A financial asset or the value of a financial asset, such as cash or goods. C Capital
33%
A state whereby an individual or organization can no longer meet financial obligations with lender(s) when their debts come due. I Insolvency
33%
Payments (e.g., rent) that will be made on a regular schedule. (2 words) F Fixed expense
30%
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. (4 words) P Profit and loss statement
29%
The revenue or expense expected to be generated through business activities (sales, manufacturing, etc.) over a period of time. (2 words) C Cash flow
27%
A group of securities that behaves similarly in the marketplace. (2 words) A Asset class
15%
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