The main financial statements needed are the _____, the income statement and the cash flow statement.
- balance sheet
- cash receipt
- check book
- invoice
_________________ are a vital and integral part of a report: do NOT fail to read them.
- Dictionaries
- Footnotes
- Salaries
- Receipts
Owners' ____________________ is the net worth of the company.
- liability
- competition
- equity
- asset
_________________ are the financial obligations a company owes to other entities.
- Liabilities
- Invoices
- Assets
- Expenses
If a company lacks enough cash to pay its bills, it __________________________________.
- gets the money in the middle of May
- can be forced into bankruptcy and liquidation
- can be paid either physically or electronically
- must exceed its periodic cash outflows
The cash flow statement shows that a company ________________________________.
- risks manipulation through creative accounting
- can be forced into liquidation
- has cash or it does not
- fails to generate cash
When reading footnotes it is important to _________________________________.
- include statements correcting errors
- determine when revenue was earned
- analyze the company's accounting methods
- disclose additional information
There are ______________________ for ensuring footnotes are clear and readable.
- short shrifts to major issues
- legal and technical jargon
- things concealed from investors
- no standards
The prospectus is a ___________________ and so must meet legal transparency standards.
- detailed document
- valuable market share
- legal and technical jargon
- legal declaration
Because the information in a prospectus is just projections the actual outcomes are _____________.
- unbelievable
- suspicious
- certain
- uncertain