Purpose of financial statements:

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  • What do financial statements summarize about a business?
    Financial performance and position
  • What does the cash flow statement track?
    Movement of cash
  • The income statement includes revenues, expenses, and profits
  • Order the main types of financial statements:
    1️⃣ Income Statement
    2️⃣ Balance Sheet
    3️⃣ Cash Flow Statement
  • The balance sheet includes assets, liabilities, and equity
  • The income statement is also known as the profit and loss statement
  • The income statement measures a business's profitability over a specific period
  • What are assets in a balance sheet?
    Resources owned by the company
  • Match the financial statement with its key information:
    Income Statement ↔️ Revenues, expenses, profits
    Balance Sheet ↔️ Assets, liabilities, equity
    Cash Flow Statement ↔️ Cash inflows and outflows
  • What does the cash flow statement track about a business?
    Movement of cash
  • The Balance Sheet shows assets, liabilities, and equity
  • What does revenue represent in an income statement?
    Income from sales
  • Match the balance sheet components with their descriptions:
    Assets ↔️ Resources owned by the company
    Liabilities ↔️ Amounts owed to creditors
    Equity ↔️ Ownership interest in the company
  • The Cash Flow Statement includes operating, investing, and financing activities.

    True
  • Match the stakeholder group with their primary information needs:
    Employees ↔️ Job security and growth
    Regulators ↔️ Compliance with standards
    Competitors ↔️ Benchmarking and trends
  • The balance sheet shows a business's financial position at a specific point in time.

    True
  • How many main types of financial statements are there?
    Three
  • What does the cash flow statement track about a business?
    Cash inflows and outflows
  • The balance sheet shows a business's assets, liabilities, and equity.

    True
  • The balance sheet shows a business's assets, liabilities, and equity.

    True
  • What are expenses in an income statement?
    Costs incurred to earn revenue
  • The balance sheet adheres to the accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Equity.

    True
  • What does equity represent in a balance sheet?
    Ownership interest in the company
  • The balance sheet shows a business's financial position at a specific point in time
  • What does the Income Statement measure?
    Profitability over a period
  • The equity in the example is calculated as assets minus liabilities
  • The income statement helps stakeholders assess financial performance
  • The cash flow statement tracks the inflows and outflows of cash
  • Lenders use financial statements to evaluate a company's creditworthiness and ability to repay loans
  • The Balance Sheet shows a company's financial position over a period of time.
    False
  • The income statement measures a business's profitability over a specific period
  • Match the financial statement with its purpose:
    Income Statement ↔️ Measures profitability
    Balance Sheet ↔️ Shows financial position
    Cash Flow Statement ↔️ Tracks cash movement
  • The balance sheet shows a company's financial position at a specific point in time.

    True
  • What does the income statement measure about a business?
    Profitability over a period
  • What does the income statement measure about a business?
    Profitability over a period
  • What are revenues in an income statement?
    Income from sales
  • What does the balance sheet summarize about a company?
    Assets, liabilities, and equity
  • Liabilities in a balance sheet represent amounts owed to creditors
  • What does the income statement measure about a business?
    Profitability over a period
  • Revenues in an income statement represent income earned from sales of goods or services.

    True