Financial Statement Users Select which of the following financial statement users would be most likely to use accounting information for the purposes indicated:

1, Managers.

2. Employees.

3. Investors.

4, Creditors.

5, Vendors.

6. Public interest groups.
7. Regulators.
8. Taxing authorities.

a. Estimate the impact of a change in property tax rates on total tax collections.

b. Evaluate a company’s ability to pay dividends.
Cc Determine whether to replace old equipment with new, more efficient equipment.

d. Evaluate the effects of proposed environmental protection laws on employment levels in the lumber industry.

e. Evaluate whether natural gas prices should be reduced because companies have been earning excess profits.

f. Estimate a company’s ability to generate cash for future debt repayment.
g. Compare hourly wage rates to those of other companies to determine if employees are being underpaid.
h. Determine whether payment must be received before products are shipped to a customer.