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Identify at least three types of users of financial statements. Describe their primary use of the financial statements
and how the misstatement of those statements might injure the user.
Users of audited financial statements may include:
Management uses the audit report to determine whether the financial statements
are presented in accordance with GAAP, whether the firm is availing itself of
appropriate internal controls, and as a means of evaluating employee
performance. Misstatement of the financial statements would cause the client to
make erroneous decisions about financial position, internal controls and
employee rewards and punishments.
Reportable Segment
A part of a company that can be identified for reporting purposes due to its operations, products, or services.
Operating Profit
A measure of profit that reflects the income earned from the business’s core operations, excluding any costs and revenues from non-operating activities.
Operating Segments
Components of an enterprise that engage in business activities earning revenues and incurring expenses, including revenues and expenses related to transactions with other components of the same enterprise.
LIFO Method
An inventory valuation method that assumes the last items placed in inventory are the first sold during an accounting period, known as Last-In, First-Out.
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