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| Accounts payable | Expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid. |
| Accounts receivable | Sales that have been made but not collected. |
| Assets | Items of value owned by the business. |
| Balance sheet | "A financial statement that shows what a business owns |
| Break-even point | The point at which the money from product sales equals the costs of making and distributing the product. |
| Cash flow statement | A financial statement that shows the flow of money in and out of the business. |
| Copyright | "Legal right to exclusive publication |
| Cost of goods sold | The dollar amount a company pays to purchase a product for resale. |
| Current assets | Cash or items of monetary value that can easily be converted to cash and that are used up by a business within one year. |
| Current liabilities | Financial obligations that will be repaid within one year. |
| Current ratio | The comparison of current assets with current liabilities. |
| Economic outlook | Trends associated with the economy that can impact your business's sales. |
| Expenses | All costs associated with running a business except for the cost of goods sold. |
| Fixed assets | Items of monetary value that are not easily converted into cash. |
| Fixed expenses | Business expenses that do not change month-to-month |
| Goodwill | Customers' approval and support of a business. |
| Gross profit on sales | Net sales minus the cost of goods sold. |
| Gross sales | "The dollar amount of all sales |
| Income statement | "A financial statement that shows the income |
| Income taxes payable | Monies due to the government. |
| Intangible assets | Items of value that the business owns that cannot be seen or touched. |
| Inventory | The quantities of goods and materials on hand. |
| Liabilities | The debts owed by the business. |
| Long-term liabilities | Financial obligations that will take the business more than one year to repay. |
| Market share | The percentage of a product/service that is sold in the total market for that product/service. |
| Mortgage | A loan for purchasing a building and or land. |
| Net income | The amount of money left after all costs and expenses have been deducted. |
| Net sales | Gross sales minus returned goods. |
| Net worth | The monetary value of the business; assets minus liabilities. |
| Notes payable | Amounts owed for small loans. |
| Patent | A legal document that gives an inventor the sole right to produce |
| Product positioning | Placing a product in a certain market to get a desired customer response. |
| Repayment plan | A schedule or statement showing how and when the debt of a business is to be repaid. |
| Salaries payable | Wages owed to employees. |
| Sales forecast | An estimate of sales for a specified period. |
| Sales quota | A goal assigned to a sales person for a specified period. |
| Sales ratio | An expression of any component of the income statement as a percentage of total sales. |
| Supplies | Assets that are used up in business operations. |
| Taxes | state, and local assessments that are owed to the government. |
| Trademark | "A name symbol, or special mark that, when registered, can be used only by a certain business. |
| Variable expenses | Business expenses that may change from month to month. |
