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Difference Between Discount and Rebate with example

Difference Between Discount and Rebate with example

August 17, 2023
Bill Kimball

They help businesses increase conversion rates and encourage customers to buy while keeping the market rate firm. Both rebates and discounts can be effective marketing tools for businesses, but which one to prefer depends on the specific goals of the business. Selling short exposes the seller to unlimited risk since the price of the shares …

Debt to Total Assets Ratio Financial Accounting

Debt to Total Assets Ratio Financial Accounting

August 17, 2023
Bill Kimball

Carbon Collective partners with financial and climate experts to ensure the accuracy of our content. My Accounting Course  is a world-class educational resource developed by experts to simplify accounting, finance, & investment analysis topics, so students and professionals can learn and propel their careers. For instance, management …

Accounting Equations MCQ Quiz With Answers

Accounting Equations MCQ Quiz With Answers

August 17, 2023
Bill Kimball

Edmund Limited has non-current assets of £101,356, current assets of £52,618, current liabilities of £42,615 and non-current liabilities of £42,000. You have correctly added the capital introduced of £10,000 to the profit for the year of £25,000 and deducted the drawings of £15,000 to give you the correct capital account balance at 31 December …

Credit Purchase Definition, Importance, and Pros & Cons

Credit Purchase Definition, Importance, and Pros & Cons

August 17, 2023
Bill Kimball

Companies offer credit purchases to lower the barrier or threshold of the purchase, which increases their revenues. When a  liability is  increased, the liability   account is credited ,   as according to the Rules of Debit and Credit,   an increase in liability account is credited. To make a credit …

Prepaid Expenses Meaning, Journal Entry and Examples

Prepaid Expenses Meaning, Journal Entry and Examples

August 16, 2023
Bill Kimball

One common mistake is failing to adjust the prepaid expense account as the expense is used. Another mistake is recording prepaid expenses as expenses when they should be recorded as assets. It’s also important to ensure that the expense is recognized in the correct period, as recording it in the wrong period can skew financial […]

Is purchase return a debit or credit?

Is purchase return a debit or credit?

August 16, 2023
Bill Kimball

Purchase returns and allowances do not appear on the balance sheet as they are not liabilities. Instead, they must be recorded in a type of account known as a contra revenue account. The purchases returns and allowances account is a contra account to purchases since it reduces purchases by the number of returns and allowances. […]