Accounting Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. A business organization that is recognized by law to have a life of its own
  2. 7. A business owned by two or more people who agree to operate the business as co-owners
  3. 9. Summarized information about the financial status of a business
  4. 13. The amount of money earned over and above the amount spent to keep the business operating
  5. 15. Buys finished products and resells them to individuals or other businesses
  6. 17. A system in which the accounting information is processed by hand
  7. 19. A systematic process of recording and reporting the financial information resulting from business transactions
  8. 20. Buys raw materials and transforms them into finished products through the use of labor and capital
  9. 22. A business owned by one person
Down
  1. 1. Exists independently of it’s owners personal holdings
  2. 2. Provides a needed service for a fee
  3. 3. A system in which the financial information is recorded by entering it into a computer
  4. 4. A system in which people are free to produce the goods and services they choose
  5. 6. The assumption that a business entity will continue to operate for an indefinite time
  6. 8. A set of rules used by accountants to prepare financial reports
  7. 10. Reporting information to external users
  8. 11. Money supplied by investors, banks, or owners of a business
  9. 12. Reporting information to management
  10. 14. A legal written permission that gives a corporation certain rights and privileges and spells out the rules under which the corporation is to operate
  11. 16. Businesses that spend more money than they earn
  12. 18. A period of time covered by an accounting report
  13. 21. a person who transforms ideas for products or services into real-world businesses