Glossary - R
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- Rate of Return (ROR)
- See Return on Investment.
- Receivables
- The amount of money owed to a business by its customers. (Wikipedia article on Accounts Receivable)
- Receivables Turnover Ratio
- A ratio which shows what proportion of a business's sales are owed to it in the form of receivables. (Wikipedia article on Receivables Turnover Ratio)
- Relevant Cost
- Costs which change depending on the decisions made by a business. (Wikipedia article on Relevant Cost)
- Retained Earnings
- Income retained by a business and not distributed to its owners. (Wikipedia article on Retained Easrnings)
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- A measure of a businesses income, proportional to its asses. The figure indicates the profitability of a business's assets. (Wikipedia article on Return on Assets)
- Return on Investment
- A measure of the money made from an investment proportional to the money invested. (Wikipedia article on Return on Investment)
- Risk
- See Debt to Equity Ratio.
- ROI
- See Return on Investment.
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