Financial Accounting
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781259692390
Author: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark S Bettner, Joseph V Carcello
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 1STQ
To determine
Find out the features of financial statements from the options that are given.
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Answer to Problem 1STQ
Options of a, b and d are correct answer.
Explanation of Solution
Financial statements: Financial statements are condensed summary of transactions communicated in the form of reports for the purpose of decision making.
Justification for the incorrect option c:
Includes notes disclosing information necessary for the proper interpretation of the statements is not a feature of financial statements. Therefore it is an option c incorrect.
Justification for the correct options a, b and d:
A primary source of financial information is a company’s’ financial statements, following are the features of financial statements:
- Financial statements provide insight in to current years’ financial status of the Company.
- It provides investors, creditors and other interested parties a wealth of useful information.
- It assists in determining the amount of income taxes payable by a business organization for filing income tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service.
Therefore, from the above explanation Options of a, b and d are correct and the other option of c is incorrect.
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Financial Accounting
Ch. 2 - Prob. 1STQCh. 2 - Prob. 2STQCh. 2 - Prob. 3STQCh. 2 - Prob. 4STQCh. 2 - Prob. 5STQCh. 2 - Prob. 6STQCh. 2 - Prob. 7STQCh. 2 - Prob. 8STQCh. 2 - Prob. 1DQCh. 2 - Prob. 2DQ
Ch. 2 - Prob. 3DQCh. 2 - Prob. 4DQCh. 2 - Prob. 5DQCh. 2 - Prob. 6DQCh. 2 - Prob. 7DQCh. 2 - Prob. 8DQCh. 2 - Prob. 9DQCh. 2 - Prob. 10DQCh. 2 - Prob. 11DQCh. 2 - Prob. 12DQCh. 2 - Prob. 13DQCh. 2 - Prob. 14DQCh. 2 - Prob. 15DQCh. 2 - Prob. 1BECh. 2 - Prob. 2BECh. 2 - Prob. 3BECh. 2 - Prob. 4BECh. 2 - Prob. 5BECh. 2 - Prob. 6BECh. 2 - Prob. 7BECh. 2 - Prob. 8BECh. 2 - Prob. 9BECh. 2 - Prob. 10BECh. 2 - Prob. 1ECh. 2 - Prob. 2ECh. 2 - Prob. 3ECh. 2 - Prob. 4ECh. 2 - Prob. 5ECh. 2 - Prob. 6ECh. 2 - Prob. 7ECh. 2 - Prob. 8ECh. 2 - Prob. 9ECh. 2 - Prob. 10ECh. 2 - Prob. 11ECh. 2 - Prob. 12ECh. 2 - Prob. 13ECh. 2 - Prob. 14ECh. 2 - Prob. 15ECh. 2 - Prob. 16ECh. 2 - Prob. 17ECh. 2 - Prob. 1PACh. 2 - Prob. 2PACh. 2 - Prob. 3PACh. 2 - Prob. 4PACh. 2 - Prob. 5PACh. 2 - Prob. 6PACh. 2 - Prob. 7PACh. 2 - Prob. 8PACh. 2 - Prob. 9PACh. 2 - Prob. 10PACh. 2 - Prob. 1PBCh. 2 - Prob. 2PBCh. 2 - Prob. 3PBCh. 2 - Prob. 4PBCh. 2 - Prob. 5PBCh. 2 - Prob. 6PBCh. 2 - Prob. 7PBCh. 2 - Prob. 8PBCh. 2 - Prob. 9PBCh. 2 - Prob. 10PBCh. 2 - Prob. 1CTCCh. 2 - Prob. 2CTCCh. 2 - Prob. 3CTCCh. 2 - Prob. 4CTCCh. 2 - Prob. 5CTCCh. 2 - Prob. 6CTC
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