Definition:

  • The day-to-day process of purchasing ingredients from suppliers, manufacturing output products, delivering them to customers, collecting cash from customers, and paying suppliers.
  • Revenue vs Gain:
    • increase in asset or settlements from liabilities
    • revenue: from major or central ongoing operations
      • intended, main focus on the business
    • gain: from peripheral transactions
      • not intended, unexpected gain
  • Expenses vs Losses:
    • losses are not intended, not spent for the purpose of making revenue
  • Prepaid expenses is an asset

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