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Different companies recognizing revenue in different ways.
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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.
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Which of the following best measures the results of a company's primary business?
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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.
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Under accrual accounting, a company recognizes revenue when _______.
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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.
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A company's cost of sales represents all of the expenses directly incurred in _______.
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Creating goods or services. Cost of sales is also known as cost of goods sold or cost of services.
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Under accrual accounting, a company records an expense when _______.
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The company has incurred it. A company records an expense when it is incurred. Under accrual accounting, expenses are not necessarily incurred when cash is spent.