Suppose an individual is considering investing $50,000 in a pharmaceutical company that has been listed on a

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Suppose an individual is considering investing $50,000 in a pharmaceutical company that has been listed on a major stock exchange for several years. The pharmaceutical company currently makes six drugs and is seeking approval for selling four additional drugs.

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a. How could the company's financial statements help this decision maker?
b. Other than the financial statements, what types of data would help the potential investor make a good decision? Classify these data as being financial/nonfinancial and discuss where an investor might obtain such information.

Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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Managerial accounting

ISBN: 978-0471467854

1st edition

Authors: ramji balakrishnan, k. s i varamakrishnan, Geoffrey b. sprin

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