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Potential Shareholders and Lenders Are Interested in a Company's Financial

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Potential shareholders and lenders are interested in a company's financial statements.Several financial statement items appear below.Answer the questions that follow.
 Accounts receivable  Accounts payable  Advertising expense  Cash  Depreciation expense  Income taxes  Common shares  Land held for future expansion  Dividends  Retained earnings  Loss on the sale of equipment  Service revenue  Office supplies  Patent amortization expense  Sales  Jnearned revenue  Utilities expense \begin{array}{lll}\text { Accounts receivable } & \text { Accounts payable } & \text { Advertising expense } \\\text { Cash } & \text { Depreciation expense } & \text { Income taxes } \\\text { Common shares } & \text { Land held for future expansion } & \text { Dividends } \\\text { Retained earnings } & \text { Loss on the sale of equipment } & \text { Service revenue } \\\text { Office supplies } & \text { Patent amortization expense } & \text { Sales } \\\text { Jnearned revenue } & \text { Utilities expense } &\end{array}

A) In which two items fram above wauld shareholders be most interested? Explan why the two you selected are important to shareholders.

B) In which item would lenders be most interested? Exglain why this item is important.

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