What Are the Four Levels of Analysis? Describe Each Level

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Essay

What are the four levels of analysis? Describe each level.

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Definitions:

Direct Method

A way of preparing the cash flow statement where actual cash flows from operating activities are listed, opposed to adjusting net income for indirect factors.

Net Cash Flows

The total amount of cash and cash-equivalents being transferred into and out of a business.

Operating Activities

Transactions and events that affect the net income, related to the core business operations of a company.

Cost of Goods Sold

Expenditures directly resulting from the manufacturing of a company’s products for sale, comprising materials and employee wages.