ACCT 3330 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Walmart, Current Liability, Deep Fryer

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The income statement: also called the statement of comprehensive income is the report that measures the success of a company"s operations for a specific time period. All income statements are not the same this is due to underlying differences in business models and/or industries, and partly because of how this information is communicated. The basic business model consists of: (1) getting cash, (2) investing it in resources, and (3) then using these resources to generate profits. This model can be broken down into three distinct types of activities: financing: obtaining cash funding, often by: borrowing, issuing shares, or retaining profits. Financing activities also involve the repayment of debt and/or repurchase of shares: investing: using the funding to buy assets and invest in people. Investing activities also include divestitures: operating: using the assets to earn profits. In performing these three different types of activities, companies are exposed to different levels of risk and are given different opportunities.

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