1.
are the amounts of cash or other assets taken by the owner from the business for personal use.
2.
The excess of current assets over current liabilities is called
.
3.
is the process that provides information needed as a basis for making business decisions.
4.
are assets that are purchased for permanent use in the business.
5.
accounts exist even after the close of accounting year.
6.
A balance sheet is a statement of assets and
of a business.
7.
A balance sheet shows the
of a business entity.
8.
Current assets are more liquid than
assets.
9.
Current liabilities are liabilities that are payable within
.
10.
The claims of creditors against the assets of a business are said to be
.
11.
Assets that can be converted into cash within one year of the operating cycle are called
.
12.
The two types of transactions are
.
13.
Recording two aspects of each transaction is known as the
system.
14.
The difference between assets and liabilities represents
.
15.
is the interest of owners in a business.
16.
An action undertaken to earn profit is called
.
17.
A person who owns a business alone is called a
.
18.
The amount of cash and goods that the owner of a business invests in the business is known as
.
19.
A dealing between two persons or things is a
.
20.
Goods sold in the course of trading are called
.
21.
Recording business transactions in a set of books is known as
.
22.
Money owed to an outsider is referred to as
.
23.
Goods purchased for resale are called
.
24.
Business property is called
.
25.
Withdrawal of cash or merchandise for personal use is called
.
Introduction to Accounting: Fill in the Blanks FAQs
Merchandise is used to describe any such product that you can buy or sell, including groceries in a supermarket, clothes in a retail store and electronics on a website.
In accounting, Drawing generally refers to the action of taking funds from an account or company holdings for personal use.
Bookkeepers record, categorize, and total all of an organizations financial transactions. They record debits (costs) and credits (income). They also produce Financial Statements and other reports for supervisors and managers.
Working Capital is a company's net amount of cash, Accounts Receivable, and inventories minus its net amount of liabilities, such as its debts and unpaid bills.
Fixed Assets are assets that a company uses to produce its goods and services, including buildings, machinery, vehicles, computers and electronic equipment, and furniture.
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