MAT 114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gross Margin, Earnings Before Interest And Taxes, Current Liability
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Planning & control of buying & selling of goods & services. Always be prepared in advance of selling season. Language of budget must be easy to understand. Planned for a short period of time (six months is norm) Last step is determining gm gross margin. Provides a summary of the sales & expenses for given time. Shows financial condition at a particular point in time. Used to observe changes in firms financial condition. Assets: anything of value owned by retail firm. Current assets: cash or items that can be converted into cash(short period of time) Non-current assets: cannot be converted quickly into cash (long term) Goodwill: intangible asset retailer pays for when buying an existing business. Current liabilities: short-term debts-- due within a year (ex. Net worth (owner"s equity) - difference between total assets and total liabilities (personnel- not included but can be asset or liability) Lists in detail the source & type of all revenue (cash inflows)