2024-2025 (Already Passed)
balance sheet - Answers snapshot of the firm. a convenient way of organizing and summarizing what a
firm owns (assets), what a firm owes (liabilities), and the difference between the two (the firm's equity)
at a given point in time.
the assets of the firm - Answers on a balance sheet, what is listed on the left hand side?
liabilities and equity - Answers what is listed on the right hand side of the balance sheet?
current or fixed - Answers assets are classified as either ______ or ________.
tangible or intangible - Answers fixed assets can either be tangible or intangible
less than a year - Answers how long is the life of a current asset?
accounts receivable - Answers money owed to the firm by its customers
current or long-term - Answers liabilities are listed as either ______ or _________.
less than one year (meaning they must be paid within one year) - Answers how long is the life of current
liabilities?
accounts payable - Answers money the firm owes to its suppliers
long term liability - Answers a debt that is not due in the coming year is classified as a ______ ________
________.
bonds - Answers long-term debt
bondholders - Answers long-term creditors
shareholder's equity aka common equity - Answers the difference between the total value of the assets
(current and fixed) and the total value of liabilities (current and long-term)
assets - Answers liabilities + shareholder's equity =
net working capital - Answers the difference between a firm's current assets and its current liabilities
liquidity - Answers the speed and ease with which an asset can be converted to cash.
illiquid asset - Answers an asset that cannot be quickly converted to cash without a substantial price
reduction.
assets - liabilities - Answers shareholder's equity =
financial leverage - Answers the use of debt in a firm's capital structure