Concept introduction:
Financial Statements:
Financial statements refer to the annual written records of the organization, which show financial affairs of the organization. In other words, we can say that annual statements that are prepared to measure the financial progress of the organization are known as financial statements.
Requirement 1:
The values of sales for company A and company B for 2017 and 2016.
Concept introduction:
Financial Statements:
Financial statements refer to the annual written records of the organization, which show financial affairs of the organization. In other words, we can say that annual statements that are prepared to measure the financial progress of the organization are known as financial statements.
Requirement 2:
What is company A’s 2017 estimated sales?
Concept introduction:
Financial Statements:
Financial statements refer to the annual written records of the organization which show financial affairs of the organization. In other words, we can say that annual statements that are prepared to measure the financial progress of the organization are known as financial statements.
Requirement 3:
Company B’s 2017 estimated sales.
Concept introduction:
Financial Statements:
Financial statements refer to the annual written records of the organization, which shows financial affairs of the organization. In other words, we can say that annual statements that are prepared to measure the financial progress of the organization are known as financial statements.
Requirement 4:
A company which has its estimated 2017 sales closer to its actual 2017 sales.
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Excel Applications for Accounting PrinciplesAccountingISBN:9781111581565Author:Gaylord N. SmithPublisher:Cengage Learning