Glossary Of Accounting & Finance Terms-Alphabet Y

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Yield

 

o         the rate of return on an investment.

Glossary Of Accounting & Finance Terms-Alphabet W

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Wasting assets

 

o         assets of a fixed nature but as [...]

Glossary Of Accounting & Finance Terms-Alphabet V

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Variable overheads

 

o         indirect expenses that vary directly with output eg power

Glossary Of Accounting & Finance Terms-Alphabet U

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Understandability

 

o         Information provided in financial statements has the quality of understandability when is comprehensible to users who have a [...]

Glossary Of Accounting & Finance Terms-Alphabet T

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Tangible asset

o a physical asset

Times interest earned

o the number of times that loan interest is covered by profits, ie earnings(profits) before tax and interest divided by the interest charge. It indicates how safe creditors interest charges are.

Thin capitalization

a thinly capitalized company is one where its capital structure consists of very high debt/gearing level.
many countries [...]

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