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APPRAISAL VALUE Definition
APPRAISAL VALUE is an opinion of a assets fair market value, based on an appraisers knowledge, experience, and analysis of the asset class.
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CONDITIONAL SALES CONTRACT is a credit contract used for the purchase of equipment where the purchaser doesnt receive title of the equipment until the amount specified in the contract has been paid in full.
FUNCTIONAL-BASED ACCOUNTING focuses on organizational units such as departments and plants, uses financial outcome measures and static standards and benchmarks to evaluate performance, and emphasizes status quo and organizational stability. On the other hand, activity-based accounting focuses on processes, uses both operational and financial measures and dynamic standards, and emphasizes and supports continuous improvement. Activity-based accounting adds a process perspective.
