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  2. Time-utility function - Wikipedia

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    A conventional deadline time (d) represented as a TUF is a special case—a downward step TUF [d] having a unit penalty (i.e., having utility values 1 before and 0 after its critical time). More generally, a TUF allows downward (and upward) step functions to have any pre- and post-critical time utilities.

  3. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

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    A company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (commonly abbreviated EBITDA, [1] pronounced / ˈ iː b ɪ t d ɑː,-b ə-, ˈ ɛ-/ [2]) is a measure of a company's profitability of the operating business only, thus before any effects of indebtedness, state-mandated payments, and costs required to maintain its asset base.

  4. Chart of accounts - Wikipedia

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    A separate term for the aggregation of expenses and losses does not exist. Contra-accounts are accounts with negative balances that offset other balance sheet accounts. Examples are accumulated depreciation (offset against fixed assets), and the allowance for bad debts (offset against accounts receivable). Deferred interest is also offset ...

  5. Category:Accounting terminology - Wikipedia

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    Public sector balance sheet; ... Public wealth fund; Q. Quarter on quarter; R. Real-time posting; Reclassification (accounting) Record to report; ... additional terms ...

  6. Debits and credits - Wikipedia

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    In accounting terms, assets are recorded on the left side (debit) of asset accounts, because they are typically shown on the left side of the accounting equation (A=L+SE). Likewise, an increase in liabilities and shareholder's equity are recorded on the right side (credit) of those accounts, thus they also maintain the balance of the accounting ...

  7. Resources, Events, Agents - Wikipedia

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    The computer can generate these accounts in real time using source document records. REA treats the accounting system as a virtual representation of the actual business. In other words, it creates computer objects that directly represent real-world-business objects. In computer science terms, REA is an ontology. The real objects included in the ...

  8. Amortization (accounting) - Wikipedia

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    In accounting, amortization is a method of obtaining the expenses incurred by an intangible asset arising from a decline in value as a result of use or the passage of time. Amortization is the acquisition cost minus the residual value of an asset, calculated in a systematic manner over an asset's useful economic life.

  9. Balance sheet - Wikipedia

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    In financial accounting, a balance sheet (also known as statement of financial position or statement of financial condition) is a summary of the financial balances of an individual or organization, whether it be a sole proprietorship, a business partnership, a corporation, private limited company or other organization such as government or not-for-profit entity.