Accounting equations Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Gross profit margin

A

Gross profit/revenue

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Operating profit margin

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Operating profit/revenue

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3
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Return on Equity

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Profit before tax/shareholders’ equity

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4
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net return on equity

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net profit/shareholders’ equity

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5
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Return on capital employed

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Profit before interest and tax/(shareholders’ equity + long term borrowings)

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6
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current ratio

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current assets/current liabilities

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7
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Quick (acid test) ratio

A

(current assets - inventory)/current liabilities

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8
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Non-current asset turnover ratio

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revenue/non-current assets

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9
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Inventory turnover

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cost of sales/average inventory

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10
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average inventory

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(opening + closing inventory)/2

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11
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Inventory turnover in days

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cost of sales/average inventory x 365 days

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12
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Trade receivables in days

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trade receivables/revenue x 365 days

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13
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Trade payables in days

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trade payables/cost of goods sold x 365 days

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14
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dividend per share

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dividend for the year/number of shares in issue

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15
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earnings per share

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net profit/number of shares in issue

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16
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price/earnings ratio

A

price per share/earnings per share

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17
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gearing

A

debt/equity

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18
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interest cover

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profit before interest and tax/interest

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19
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breakeven when?

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total revenue = total costs

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20
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y = mx + c

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y = total costs, m = cost per unit, x = output, c = fixed costs

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21
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contribution per unit

A

price per unit - variable costs per unit

22
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number of units at break even

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fixed costs/contribution per unit

23
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sales volume to reach required profit level

A

(fixed costs + required profit)/unit contribution

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margin of safety

A

budgeted sales volume - break even sales volume

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% margin of safety
margin of safety/budgeted sales volume x 100 %
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horizontal trend analysis
changes in the same category for different years
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diasadvantages of horizontal analysis
changes in the business means figures aren't comparable, new accounting standards could have come into effect, accounts not adjusted for inflation
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vertical analysis
each figure in the financial statement as a percentage of one key figure e.g. sales
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common size analysis
vertical analysis over multiple accounting periods
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the purpose of performance ratios
relative success of the business, how profitable
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the purpose of liquidity ratios
the extent to which assets cover liabilities
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the purpose of efficiency ratios
the management and utilisation of assets
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the purpose of investor ratios
the items of particular interest to investors
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the purpose of lending ratios
assessing financing relationships (liability & equity)
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a highly geared company is
riskier for shareholders
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direct costs
costs that can be specifically and exclusively identified with a given cost object
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indirect costs
costs that cannot be specifically and exclusively identified with a given cost object
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overheads (definition)
assigning indirect costs to cost objects on the basis of cost allocations
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examples of direct costs
raw materials, direct labour, royalties per cost object
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examples of indirect production costs
cleaning costs, water, electricity, maintenance of premises/machinery, rent of premises
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examples of indirect non-production costs
admin salaries, office rental, depreciation of non-production equipment
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prime cost
direct materials + direct labour + direct expenses
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production cost
prime cost + production overheads
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total cost
production cost + other overheads
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semi-variable costs
costs that only vary once a certain volume of production is reached
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absorption costing (formula)
overhead rate = total overheads/direct labour or machine hours
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cost driver for inspection costs
number of inspections per type of unit
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cost driver for machinery set up costs
number of set ups per type of unit
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cost driver for machining
total machine hours per type of unit
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cost driver for materials handling
purchase orders per type of unit