ACC 311 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Revenue Recognition, Financial Statement, Accrual

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Chapter 3: operating decisions and the accounting system. Operating (cash-to-cash) cycle: the time it takes for a company to pay cash to suppliers, sell goods and services to customers, and collect cash from customers. Time period assumption: the long life of a company can be reported in shorter time periods. Multiple step income statement format: multiple subtotals such as operating income and income before taxes. Peripheral activities: not central focus of business. Operating revenues: increases in assets or settlements of liabilities from the major or central ongoing operations of the business. Unearned revenue: a liability account created when a customer pays for goods or services in advance. Expenditures: any outflow of cash for any purpose. Operating expenses: decreases in assets or increases in liabilities from ongoing operations incurred to generate revenues during the period. Gains: result from disposing of assets for more than the reported book value.

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