Accounting Test 2 Flashcards
Current Ratio for Liquidity
current assets ÷ current liabilities
Acid-Test Ratio for Liquidity
(cash + short term investments + A/R) ÷ current liabilities
Solvency Ratio
Total Liabilities ÷ Total Assets
Debt to Equity Ratio
Total Liabilities ÷ Owner’s Equity
Another name for Solvency Ratios
Financial Leverage Ratios
Profitability Ratio: Return on Assets
Net Income ÷ Average Total Assets
Profitability Ratio: Return on Owners’ Equity
Net Income ÷ Average Total Owners’ Equity
Another name for Turnover Ratios
Efficiency Ratios
Turnover Ratio: Total Asset Turnover
Sales (or Revenue) ÷ Total Assets
Turnover Ratio: Receivables Turnover
Sales (or Revenue) ÷ Average Gross Accounts Receiveable
Turnover Ratio: Inventory Turnover
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) ÷ Average Inventory
Nominal Scales
Classification of things that belong to the same group but no rhyme or reason to why they’re in that group. They just are. EX: Football Jerseys
Ordinal Scales
Rank orders of items; no set difference between points on the scale (can be arbitrary based on who is doing the ranking). EX: Likert scale, 1-5 rankings for teacher, movies, anything
Interval Scales
Ranking scale where the space between numbers/scale points is known and unchanging. EX: Temperature Celsius
Ratio Scales
Ranking scale where the space between numbers/scale points is known and unchanging, AND there is a natural zero point. EX: Use of dollars ($) for representing cost or value.
Step 1 of Calculation for Bad Debt Expense: Percentage of Credit Sales Approach
1) Determine appropriate percentage of bad debts based on prior periods’ experiences. 2) Perform calculation: (est. % of bad debt expenses) x (Gross A/R @ Period’s End)
3) Create journal entries:
Debit Bad Debt Expense
Credit Allowance for Uncollectable Accounts