Could you please help me with this financial statement topic

"Financial statements are used to make various decisions about the issuing company. Of the four financial statements, the type that is most useful will depend on the specific decision being made.Below are four independent situations in which financial statements would be useful:

1. The credit manager of a companyis considering extending credit to a new customer. The terms of the credit would require the customer to pay within 30 days of receipt of goods.
2. An investor is considering purchasing common stock. The investor plans to hold the investment for at least 5 years.
3. A commercial bankis considering extending a loan to a small company. The company would be required to make interest payments at the end of each year for 5 years, and to repay the loan at the end of the fifth year.
4. The president ofa large companyis trying to determine whether the company is generating enough cash to increase the amount of dividends paid to investors, in this and future years, and still have enough cash to buy equipment as it is needed.

For each of the above decisions, identify theonefinancial statement that would be best to use in making the decision and explain why"