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1.
Under accrual accounting, a company recognizes revenue when _______.
The company has earned it. A company recognizes revenue when it is earned, determined by when a company sells its goods or provides its services. Under accrual accounting, revenue is not necessarily recognized when cash is received.
2.
Which of the following best measures the results of a company's primary business?
Operating income. Operating income measures the results of a company's main operations or lines of business. Gross profit measures the markup of a company's goods or services but does not include certain overhead expenses. Net income often includes other items, such as interest expense, interest income, and one-time charges.
3.
'Sales' is another word for revenue.
True. The two normally mean the same thing, though 'revenue' is more commonly used.
4.
Different companies recognizing revenue in different ways.
True. How a company recognizes revenue will depend on the nature of its revenue stream. For example, you might pay only once for a service at one company, but several times over time (think insurance premiums) at another place.
5.
The expenses directly incurred in creating the goods or services that a company sells are called _______.
All of the above. These are all different terms used for these expenses.
