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naturalchemist

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The annual report is a regular activity of public firms and is sent to current owners (shareholders) and the SEC, and is also made available to prospective owners, financial analysts, and others interested in a company's performance.
 
  Name four of the major sections contained.
  What will be an ideal response?

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If a firm expects short-term cash surpluses, it can plan ________.
 
  A) long-term investments
  B) short-term borrowing
  C) short-term investments
  D) leverage decisions


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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The annual report usually contains a minimum of nine sections (with more components of the report available on the company's Web site). The nine components are: (1) Company Highlights, (2) President's Letter to the Shareholders, (3) Description of the Company's activities (usually with pictures and graphs), (4) Management's Analysis of the company's performance, (5) The Primary Financial Statements, (6) Notes to Financial Statements, (7) Auditor's Report, (8) Financial Ratios , and (9) Corporate Information.

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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