Business - Learning aim C

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1. Purpose of accounting
- Record financial transactions, these figures produce financial information.
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1. Record transactions
Keeps business up to date, is important for smooth runnind of a business.
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1. Management of the business
Manager is responsible for the planning, monitioring and controlling of the resources for which they are responsible for.
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1. Compliance
Financial reporting is governed by laws and regulations. Ensures that any financial records give a fair and accurate picture of the business.
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2. Gross profit
Amount of profit left after the cost of producing the good or service is deducted from the sales revenue.
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2. Net profit
The smaller amount of profit made after all other expenses are deducted from the gross profit.
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2. Value owed to the business
Money owed to the business from sales that have not been paid for yet.
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2. Value owed by the business
Money the business owes to others for goods/services purchased but not yet paid for.
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3. Capital income (CI)
Money invested by owners or other investors that is used to set up business or buy additional equiptment.
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3. Loans (CI)
Money lent to the business from a bank or other financial institution.
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3. Mortgages (CI)
Similar to bank loan, longer sum of money. 25 years.
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3. Shares (CI)
Shareholders own paets of the business and all contribute to capital income.
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3. Owners capital (CI)
Money invested in business from owners personal savings.
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3. Debentures (CI)
Medium to long-term sources of capital income. Large companies often use them to secure income.
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4. Revenue income (RI)
Money that comes into the business from performing its day-to-day function of selling goods and providing a service.
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4. Sales (RI)
Money coming in from the sales of goods or services.
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4. Rent recieved (RI)
Business that owns property and charges others for the use of it.
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4. Commission recieved (RI)
Business sells products/services as agent of another business. Commission is the percentage of money from sale to agent business.
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4. Interest recieved (RI)
Money earned on savings or lending.
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4. Discount recieved (RI)
Business is given a percentage off a sale, normally in return for quick payment or a bulk order.
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5. Expendicture
Money spent by business (expenses).
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5. Non-current assets (CE capital)
Items owed by business that will remain in the business for a long period of time.
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5. Intangibles (CE)
Goodwill - Exisiting business, reputation already known. Patents - Legal protection of an invention. Trademarks - Symbol, logo, brand name, words/colours that represent business. Brand name - Feature of business that is recognised by customers.
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Card 2

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Keeps business up to date, is important for smooth runnind of a business.

Back

1. Record transactions

Card 3

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Manager is responsible for the planning, monitioring and controlling of the resources for which they are responsible for.

Back

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Card 4

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Financial reporting is governed by laws and regulations. Ensures that any financial records give a fair and accurate picture of the business.

Back

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Card 5

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Amount of profit left after the cost of producing the good or service is deducted from the sales revenue.

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