ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
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Author: Weygandt
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.1P

(a)

To determine

Income Statement: The statement which gives the information about economic performance of the company in an accounting year is called income statement. It gives the information whether the company is operating effectively or not.

Return on Asset: Return of assets shows how efficient is company to utilize its resources. It indicates the results of investment in company resources.

Return on Stockholders’ Equity: It is the return on the amount invested by shareholders of the company. It gives the information whether the company is investing its shareholders money is right way or not.

To prepare: A vertical analysis of the 2017 income statement data for F Company and R Company in a columnar form.

(b)

To determine

The relative profitability of the companies by computing return on assets and return on common stockholders’ equity for both companies.

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