Business Chap30 definition

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Income statement
records the revenue, costs and profit (or loss) of a business over a given period of time
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Revenue
the total value of sales made during the trading period
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Cost of sales
this is the direct cost of the goods that were sold during the financial year.
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Dividends
the share of the profits paid to the shareholders as a return for investing in the company
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Low-quality profit
one-off profit that cannot be easily repeated
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High-quality profit
profit that can be easily repeated
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Statement of financial position (balance sheet)
an accounting statement that records the values of a business's assets, liabilities and shareholoder's equity at one point in time
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Asset
an item of monetary value that is owned by the business
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Liability
a financial obligation of a business that is required to pay in the future
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Share capital
the total value of capital raised from shareholders by the issue of shares
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Non-current asset (fixed asset)
Asset to be kept and used by the business for more than 1 year
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Current asset
assets that are likely to be turned into cash before the next balance-sheet date
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Intangible asset
items of value that do not have a physical presence, such as patents, trademark and current asset
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Current liabilities
debts of the business that will usually have to be paid within 1 year
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Non-current liabilities
value of debts of the business that will be payable after more than 1 year
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Trade receivable (debtor)
the value of payment received from customers who have bought goods on credit
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Accounts payable (creditor)
value of debts for goods bought on credit payable to supplier, also known as "trade payable"
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Intellectual capital or property
the amount by which the market value of a firm exceeds its tangible assets less liabilities
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Goodwill
arises when a business is valued at or sold for more than the balance-sheet value of its assets
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Cash-flow statement
record of cash received by a business over a period of time and the cash outflows from the business
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Window-dressing
presenting the company accounts in a favorable light-to flatter the business performance
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Card 2

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the total value of sales made during the trading period

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Revenue

Card 3

Front

this is the direct cost of the goods that were sold during the financial year.

Back

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Card 4

Front

the share of the profits paid to the shareholders as a return for investing in the company

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

one-off profit that cannot be easily repeated

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