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:
Values of sales for 2017 and 2016.
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 2:
The estimated sales for 2017.
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:
Comparison of estimated 2017 sales and actual 2017 sales.
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