Match each of the financial statement users listed to the question they are most likely to ask. 1. What is the expected net income for the next quarter?2. Will the company have enough cash to pay dividends? 3. Has the company paid for inventory purchases promptly in the past? 4. Will there be sufficient profits and cash flow to pay bonuses? 5. Will the company have enough cash to repay its loans? Answers can be:banker, company CEO, current shareholders, equity analyst, supplier.

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16 September, 19:13

Match each of the financial statement users listed to the question they are most likely to ask. 1. What is the expected net income for the next quarter?2. Will the company have enough cash to pay dividends? 3. Has the company paid for inventory purchases promptly in the past? 4. Will there be sufficient profits and cash flow to pay bonuses? 5. Will the company have enough cash to repay its loans? Answers can be:banker, company CEO, current shareholders, equity analyst, supplier.

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Gustavo Herrera · Answer 1

1. What is the expected net income for the next quarter? Equity analyst

2. Will the company have enough cash to pay dividends? Current shareholders

3. Has the company paid for inventory purchases promptly in the past? Supplier.

4. Will there be sufficient profits and cash flow to pay bonuses? Company CEO

5. Will the company have enough cash to repay its loans? Banker

Explanation:

1. What is the expected net income for the next quarter?

Asked by equity analyst

An analyst performs financial analysis for interested parties for a fee. In order to prepare a good financial analysis and make informed forecast, he may want to know what to expect from the company in not too distant future.

2. Will the company have enough cash to pay dividends?

Asked by current shareholders

The current shareholders are interest in getting returns on their investment in form of dividends

3. Has the company paid for inventory purchases promptly in the past? supplier.

The potential suppliers or creditors will want this information to be able to decide whether the entity is credit worthy or not. Where it is discovered that the firm has a track record of delaying payment to suppliers, that will influence the potential supplier's decision in extending credit to the firm.

4. Will there be sufficient profits and cash flow to pay bonuses?

Asked by company CEO

This is to know what to tell the staff and mangers who may be interested in knowing the ability of the firm to meet its obligation to the staff.

5. Will the company have enough cash to repay its loans?

Asked by banker

The bankers are interested in knowing the liquidity position of the enterprise, and ability of the firm to service its debt.