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                               Installment loans, 181–182. See
                                 also Loans
                                                               Labor inefficiencies, 169
                               Insurance premiums, 39, 80
                                                               Land, recording sales on income
                               Integrated enterprise accounting  L  statement, 62
                                 systems, 54                   Lease contracts
                               Interest coverage ratio, 110–111   as controllable costs, 131–132
                               Interest expense, 62               deposits on, 41
                               Interest income, 62                for equipment, 183–184, 187
                               Internal controls, 9–10
                                                                  as long-term liabilities, 45–46
                               Inventory                          as variable costs, 129
                                 adjustments on cash flow      Leverage
                                    statement, 91–92
                                                                  cash flow cycle and, 70
                                 controlling losses, 38           defined, 42
                                 as current asset, 37–38          measures of, 108–112
                                 deleting to yield quick ratio,
                                                               Liabilities. See also Balance sheet
                                    102–103                       current, 41–45, 101–102
                                 estimating value, 134
                                 as loan collateral, 180          in fundamental accounting for-
                                                                    mula, 24
                                 turnover, 104–105
                               Investment bankers, 204            long-term, 45–46
                               Investment capital                 sample chart of accounts, 22
                                                               Life cycle of companies, 12–16
                                 from angel investors, 195–198
                                 initial public offerings, 5–6,  Liquidation, 25
                                    203–204                    Liquidity. See also Cash flow
                                                                  of assets, 34
                                 overview, 193–194
                                 owners’ resources, 194–195       current ratio and, 101–102
                                 from strategic investors,        of liabilities, 41
                                    204–206                    Loans. See also Debt; Financing
                                 from venture capitalists,        against accounts receivable,
                                    198–202                         73
                               Investments, 41, 93–95             cash flow impact, 78–79
                               Invoices, selling, 178–180         as current liabilities, 44–45
                               IPOs. See Initial public offerings  equipment purchase, 182–183,
                               J                                    187
                               Job costing, 125–126               leveraging for more profits, 70
                                                                  as long-term liabilities, 46
                               Job requirements, impact of
                                 computers on, 2–3                need to shop for rates,
                               Job titles, 6                        173–174
                                                                  SBA guarantees, 184–185
                               K                                  from stockholders, 46, 47
                               Kawasaki, Guy, 202
                               Key ratios. See Critical perform-  traditional term, 181–182, 187
                                                               Long collection periods, 35
                                 ance factors (CPFs); Ratios
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