
Concept explainers
(a)
Income statement
This is a financial statement that shows the net income earned or net loss suffered by a company through reporting all the revenues earned and expenses incurred by the company over a specific period of time. Income statement is also known as operations statement, earnings statement, revenue statement, or
This is a financial statement that shows the amount of the net income retained by a company at a particular point of time for reinvestment and pays its debts and obligations. It shows the amount of retained earnings that is not paid as dividends to the shareholders.
To prepare: An income statement and a retained earnings statement for the year ending December 31, 2014.
(b)
To find out: the short-term implications, long-term implications, and the stock market reaction if Company M decided to reduce the research and development expense by 50%.

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