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LINE AND STAFF

typical categorical classifications in which authority and personnel structure are organized in...

LINE AUTHORITY

power to give orders to subordinates. It contrasts with STAFF AUTHORITY, which is the authority...

LINE ITEM BUDGET

budget typically used by governmental entities in which budgeted financial statement elements...

LINE OF CREDIT

bank's moral commitment to make loans to a company for a specified maximum amount for a given...

LINEAR PROGRAMMING (LP)

mathematical approach to the problem of allocating limited resources among competing activities...

LINEAR REGRESSION

method dealing with a straight-line relation-ship between variables. It is in the form of y = a...

LINEARITY

1. in LINEAR PROGRAMMING (LP), the requirement that the measure of effectiveness, such as...

LIQUID

having cash or assets readily convertible into cash. A business entity is said to be liquid when...

LIQUID ASSET

cash asset (e.g., cash or an unrestricted bank account) or readily marketable security. A liquid...

LIQUIDATING DIVIDEND

return of capital rather than a distribution of retained earnings. Such a dividend may occur...

LIQUIDATION

process of closing a business entity, including selling or disposing of the assets, paying the...

LIQUIDATION VALUE

cash price or other consideration that can be received in a forced-sale of assets, such as that...

Liquidity

is the ability to pay current obligations.

LIQUIDITY

1. ability of current assets to meet current liabilities when due. The degree of liquidity of an...

LIQUIDITY INDEX

 

LIQUIDITY RATIO

measurement of a business entity's LIQUIDITY, such as the CURRENT RATIO, ACID-TEST RATIO,...

liquidity trap

The portion of the money demand curve that is horizontal; people are willing to hold unlimited...

LISTED SECURITIES

stocks and bonds traded on an organized security exchange such as the NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (...

LOAN

agreement by which an owner of property (the lender) allows another party (the borrower) to use...

LOAN CAPITAL

short- and long-term liabilities that have a due date and provide for interest.

LOAN FUND

available for loans. Such funds may be restricted in the sense that only the income generated...

loan rate

The implicit price paid by the government for surplus crops taken as collateral for loans to...

LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)

linking of microcomputers within a limited area or a common environment. An example is a network...

LOCKBOX

box in a U.S. Postal Service facility, used to facilitate collection of customer remittances....

LODGING

facility where one sleeps away from home (e.g., hotel, apartment). For tax years beginning in...

LOG

record kept of the use of an item, often for internal control purposes. For example, in a...

LOGISTIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

one that facilitates shipping, transportation, and warehousing activities. It aims to ensure...

long run

A period of time long enough for all inputs to be varied (no fixed costs).

LONG-FORM REPORT

detailed report by an external auditor about the examination of a client's financial statements...

LONG-LIVED ASSET

one whose future benefit is expected for a number of years; also called long-term asset. It...

Long-Lived Assets

Tangible and intangible resources owned by a business and used in its operations over...

LONG-RANGE BUDGET

projections that cover more than one fiscal year; also called strategic budgeting. The five-year...

long-run competitive equilibrium

p = MC = minimum ATC.

LONG-TERM DEBT

monies owed for a period exceeding one year. Examples are bonds payable and long-term notes...

Long-Term Liabilities

All of the entity's obligations that are not classified as current liabilities.

LONG-TERM LIABILITY

obligation payable in money, goods, or services for a period in excess of one year. It is...

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