ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

FINANCIAL TERMINOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which term is used to describe the money a business owes?
A
Liabilities
B
Assets
C
Debtors
D
Retained Profit
E
Expenses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Description: Accounts Payable is a liability due to a particular creditor when it order goods or services without paying in cash up front, which means that you bought goods on credit. Accounts Payable as a term is not limited to companies. Even individuals like you and me have Accounts Payable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Liabilities are debts or other obligations in which your business owes money, now or in the future. Assets are items of value that your business owns, such as real estate and equipment. Assets and liabilities are part of a business’s balance sheet and are used to judge the business’s financial health.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solvency is the ability of a company to meet its long-term debts and financial obligations. Solvency can be an important measure of financial health, since it’s one way of demonstrating a company’s ability to manage its operations into the foreseeable future.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of liabilities are bank loans, overdrafts, outstanding credit card balances, money owed to suppliers, interest payable, rent, wages and taxes owed, and pre-sold goods and services. In all cases, the business is indebted and that debt is recorded as a liability.

Detailed explanation-5: -A company’s obligation to pay money to other people or businesses in the future is called a liability.

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