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Q: Accounts payable decreased during a given period. This would result in?
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How do you get weighted average for accounts payable?

Weighted Average Accounts payable = Opening period accounts payable + closing period accounts payable divided by 2 Example: Opening Accounts payable = 10000 Closing accounts payable = 20000 Average = 30000/2 = 15000


Is accounts payable a debit or a credit on a trial balance?

Accounts payable's normal entry is credit. when it is at the debit side it could mean: reversal of accounts payable which happens at the end of accounting period, or return of merchandise purchased, or overstatement of purchased merchandise.


Is accounts payable considered a source of financing activities?

Yes accounts payable is non-formal kind of source of finance because every company allows time for payment of accounts payable and due to that reasons it is source of finance for that time period.


What are a company's accounts payable?

Anything a company owes and must pay can be listed as a payable. From employee wages, to taxes, to mortgages, rent, bills etc. All of these can be listed as a payable at some point during the accounting period. They may not always have to be, but can be.


The entry to adjust the accounts for wages accrued at the end of the accounting period is?

wages expense and wages payable


If accounts payable have increased during a period will the expenses on an accural basis be less than expenses on a cash basis?

expenses on an accrual basis are greater than expenses on a cash basis


What is the key accounting considerations relating to accounts payable are?

Determining their existence and ensuring that they are recorded in the appropriate accounting period


Is notes payable a permanent account?

Any account on the balance sheet is a permanent account - 'Cash', 'Accounts Receivable', 'Accounts Payable'. Income and expense accounts are temporary accounts because they are closed at the end of an accounting period. Examples are: 'Service Revenue', 'Office Expense', and, my personal favourite, 'Meetings and Entertainment Expense'.


Why is knowledge of accounting terminology and relevant industry necessary?

Improper use of technical jargon can hamstring the financial records and reporting capability of any accounting department. FOR instance... to a lot of lay people Accounts Payable means vendors, or checks written to vendors. The proper technical definition of Accounts Payable is the "unpaid liabilities to vendors for expenses". They are two VERY different things. Even trained personnel mix up Accounts Payable and include long-term liabilites due in the current period in the Accounts Payable listing for a period. While long-term liabilities due in the current period may have the same due date as an account payable, they would be considered a Current Portion of Long Term Debt and listed separately from Accounts Payable on the balance sheet. So.... knowledge of the terminology and jargon is VERY important, even though it may not seem like it to the lay person.


What are Current liability?

Current liability is a liability that will be paid for in a short period of time, usually consisting of less than a year. Accounts payable are current liabilities, while notes payable are long term liabilities.


If total assets decreased by 88000 during a period of time and owners equity increased by 65000 during the same period then the amount and direction of the period's change?

If total assets decreased by $88,000 during a period of time and owner's equity increased by $65,000 during the same period, then the amount and direction (increase or decrease) of the period's change in total liabilities is d. $153,000 decrease


What is payment period?

Average Payment Period is the total opposite of the Average Collection Period. This is the average time taken by the company to pay off its credit purchases.Formula:APP = Accounts Payable / (Annual Credit Purchases / 365)