ACCT 2010 Study Guide - Purchase Order, Promissory Note, Starbucks

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Balance sheet has 3 components: assets = liabilities + equity. Asset: resource that is expected to provide a company with future economic benefits. It must be: owned or controlled by the company (company has legal title to asset or has right to use, possess expected future benefits that can be measured (from selling asset or products from asset) Companies acquire assets to yield a return for their shareholders; assets produce revenues directly (inventory sold) or indirectly (manufacturing plant produces inventories for sale) The most liquid assets are called current assets: expected to be converted to cash/used within year. Cash: currency, bank deposits, certificates of deposit, and other cash equivalents (short term, highly liquid investments that mature in three months or less and can be easily converted to cash) Marketable securities: short-term investments that can be quickly sold to raise cash. Accounts receivable: amounts due to the company from customers arising from the sale of products on credit.

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