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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ represents the short-term liabilities that a business owes to creditors.
A
Owner’s equity
B
Accounting equation
C
Accounts payable
D
Financial statement
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Accounts payable is listed on a company’s balance sheet. Accounts payable is a liability since it is money owed to creditors and is listed under current liabilities on the balance sheet. Current liabilities are short-term liabilities of a company, typically less than 90 days.

Detailed explanation-2: -Accounts payable. Found within a company’s general ledger, accounts payable represents a short-term debt that a business owes to its creditors, suppliers and others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Short-term debt, also called current liabilities, is a firm’s financial obligations that are expected to be paid off within a year. Common types of short-term debt include short-term bank loans, accounts payable, wages, lease payments, and income taxes payable.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amounts due within the next year on long-term obligations are classified as short-term liabilities.

Detailed explanation-5: -Share. Long-term liabilities, also called long-term debts, are debts a company owes third-party creditors that are payable beyond 12 months. This distinguishes them from current liabilities, which a company must pay within 12 months. On the balance sheet, long-term liabilities appear along with current liabilities.

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