Differentiate Between Primary and Secondary Data

question 29

Essay

Differentiate between primary and secondary data.

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Definitions:

Purchase And Sale

Purchase and sale refer to the process of acquiring goods or services (purchase) and then offering them for consumption or usage by others (sale), serving as the fundamental activity of any commercial business.

Financing Activities

Transactions and events where a company either raises funds through borrowing or repaying debt, or issuing and repurchasing its own shares, as seen in the cash flow statement.

Retained Earnings

The amount of net income retained in the corporation.

Cash Dividends

Distributions of profits by a company to its shareholders in the form of cash.