Accounting Chapter 14 Demerath

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Distributing dividends and preparing a whork sheet for a merchandising business


 
  
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Retained Earnings
 
An amount earned by a corporation not yet distributed
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Dividends
 
Earnings distributed to stockholders
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Board of Directores
 
A group of persons elected by the stockholders to manage a corporation
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Declaring a Dividend
 
Action by a board of directors to distribute corporate earnings to stockholders
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Merchandise Inventory
 
The amound of goods on hand for sale to customers
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Uncollectible Accounts
 
Accounts receivable that cannot be collected
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Method of Recording Losses From Uncollectible Accounts
 
Crediting the estimated value of uncollectible accounts to a contra account
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Book Value
 
The difference between an asset's account balance and its related contra account balance
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Book Value of Accounts Receivable
 
The difference between the balance of Accounts Receivable and its contra account, Allowance...
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Current Assets
 
Cash and other assets expected to be exchanged for cash or sonsumed within a year
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Plant Assets
 
Assets that will be used for a number of years in teh operation of business
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Depreciation Expense
 
The portion of a plant asset's cost that is transferred to an expense account in each fisical...
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Estimated Salvage Value
 
The amount an owner expects to receive when a plant asset is removed
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Straight-Line Method of Depreciation
 
Charging an equal amount of depreciation expense for a plant asset in each year of useful life
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Accumulated Depreciation
 
The total amount of depreciation expense that has been recorded since the purchase of a plant...
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Book Value of a Plant Asset
 
The original cost of a plant asset minus accumulated depreciation

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