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The matching concept, otherwise known as the 'accruals' concept, is a fundamental accounting principle that provides that income and expenditure in a business should be matched to the period to which they we...

In financial accounting we have different types of depreciation, based on the company's accounting policy. One of the methods is straight line depreciation. Assets can be depreciated, so losing thier value i...

Capital expenditure appraisal is the evaluation of investment opportunities. 1. Payback method = The payback method involves calculating the payback period. This is the amount of time it takes a business to ...

Current ratio= current assets/ current liabilities

A financial statement/balance sheet is a summary of the business or organisation's assets, liabilities and capital at a certain point and time. Some may describe it as a "snapshot" of the the organ...