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How would you calculate the simple interest of a sum?
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Interest = Principal * Rate * time
$10,000 * .1 * 1 year = $1,000 |
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How would you calculate the compound interest of a sum?
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Compound interest is found by multiplying principal by the rate and compounding that amount from year to year as the terms regulate. For example:
Year 1 10,000 * .10 = 1000 bal 11,000 Year 2 11,000 * .10 = 1100 bal 12,100 Year 3 12,100 * .10 = 1210 bal 13,310 |
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How would you calculate the present value of a single sum?
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Present value = Future value / (1+i)^n
where i = discount rate, and n = number of periods |
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How would you calculate the present value of an annuity?
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is the value now of a series of future receipts or payments, discounted assuming compound interest
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How would you calculate the future value of a single amount?
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Future Value = P x (1+i)^n
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How do you calculate the future value of an annuity?
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it is the sum of all the payments (receipts) plus the accumulated compound interest on them.
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How do you calculate the present value of a Bond Payable?
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It is the sum of the Principal and the annual interest payments.
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What are current liabilities?
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Liabilities that can reasonably be expected to be paid with either current assets or by creating other liabilities
and that can be paid within a year. Examples include: Unearned Revenues Accounts Payable Salaries and Wages Payable ect. |
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What are Long-term liabilities?
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debts that cannot be paid with current assets and can't be paid withing 1 year.
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What are notes payable?
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Obligations in the form of written notes to fund financing needs.
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What is the journal entry to record interest expense?
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Cash XXX
Note Payable XXX Interest Expense XXX Interest Payable XXX |
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What is the journal entry to record a reduction of note payable balance?
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Notes Payable XXX
Interest Payable XXX Cash XXX |
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What are Unearned Revenues and how are they recorded in a journal entry, then how are they recorded once completed?
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Unearned Revenues are recorded as liabilities until earned.
Cash XXX Unearned Rev. XXX (As services are earned) Unearned Rev XXX Revenue XXX |
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What are the types of bonds?
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Secured - have specific assets pledged as collateral
Unsecured - are issued against the general credit of the borrower Convertible- bonds that can be converted into common stock Callable- bonds that the issuing company can retire at a stated dollar amount prior to maturity. |
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What are the three categories of bond issuance?
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Face Value- (stated rate = market rate)
Premium- (stated rate > market rate) Discount- (stated rate < market rate) |
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How do you calculate interest expense?
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$ amount of Bond * % discount
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What is the journal entry for the accrual of expense?
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Interest expense XXX
......Interest Payable XXX |
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What is the journal entry for the payment of interest payable?
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Interest Payable XXX
.......Cash XXX |
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What is a contingent liability?
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Contingencies are events with uncertain outcomes (lawsuits, warranties, etc)
Possible Liabilities |
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Describe the Debt to total assets ratio.
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Debt to Total Assets Ratio = total liabilities/total assets
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Describe the Current ratio.
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Current Ratio = current assets/current liabilities
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What are the characteristics of a corporation?
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Separate legal existence
Limited liability of stockholders Transferable ownership rights Ability to acquire capital Continuous life Corporation management Government regulations Additional taxes |
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Describe Shares Authorized Stock.
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Maximum amount of stock a corporation is allowed to sell as authorized by corporate charter.
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Describe Issued Stock
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Stock that has been sold and paid for.
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Describe Outstanding stock
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Number of shares of stock that are being held by stockholders.
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What are the characteristics of preferred stock?
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Receive dividends and assets in the event of a liquidation, but do not allow for voting.
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What is the Par value?
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Maximum amount of stock a corporation is allowed to sell as authorized by corporate charter.
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What is No-Par value stock?
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Capital stock that has not been assigned a value per share in the corporate charter.
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What is the journal entry to record the purchase of treasury stock?
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Treasury Stock XXX
Cash XXX |
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What effect does Treasury Stock have on the Stockholder's Equity section of the balance sheet?
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Treasury stock is subtracted from the Stockholder's Equity section.
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What is a cash dividend and what are the three requirements needed to distribute it?
What is the J/E to Record this |
A cash dividend is a pro rata distribution of cash to shareholders.
Requires 1)Retained Earnings 2)Adequate Cash 3)Declared Dividends (First # of shares * Declared Dividends = Dividends) Dividends XXX Dividends Payable XXX |
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What is the journal entry to record the payment of dividends?
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Dividends Payable XXX
Cash XXX |
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What is a Stock Dividend?
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Is a pro rata distribution of the corporation's own stock to stockholders.
Is paid in stock. Results in a decrease in retained earnings and an increase in paid-in capital. Does not decrease total stockholders' equity or total assets. |
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What is a stock split and what are its effects?
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Is the issuance of additional shares of stock to stockholders accompanied by:
A reduction in the par or stated value. An increase in number of shares. |
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What is Retained Earnings?
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Is net income that is retained in the business.
The balance in retained earnings is part of the stockholders' claim on the total assets of the corporation. |
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What is a deficit?
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a debit balance in retained earnings and is reported as a deduction in the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet.
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Describe the Pay out ratio.
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CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED ON COMMON STOCK / NET INCOME
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How do you calculate the Return on Common Stockholder's Equity?
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1) Find Average Stockholders Equity = (Beg. Stockholders Equity + End Stockholders Equity)/2
2) Net Income / Average Stockholders Equity |
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What is the purpose of a Statement of Cash Flows?
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To provide information about:
cash receipts, cash payments, and the net change in cash resulting from: operating, investing, and financing activities |
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What are Operating Activities?
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transactions that create revenues and expenses and
Enter into determination of net income. Involve INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS |
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What are Investing Activities?
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Purchasing and disposing of investments and property, plant & equipment using cash and
Lending money and collecting the loans. Involve investments and Non-current assets |
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What are Financing Activities?
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Obtaining cash from issuing long term debt and repaying the amounts borrowed and
Obtaining cash from stockholders, repurchasing shares, and paying dividends. Involve non-current liabilities and Stockholder's Equity Items |
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Name 4 significant Non-cash activities not mentioned in the main portion of the Statement of Cash flows.
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1. Issuance of common stock to purchase assets.
2. Conversion of bonds into common stock. 3. Issuance of debt to purchase assets. 4. Exchanges of plant assets. |