Identify the following questions as most likely to be asked by an Internal user or an External user of accounting information.

Questions External user or

Internal user

$1.$ What are the costs of our service to customers?

$2.$ How well has our new salesperson performed?

$3.$ Which companies are under IRS investigation for tax fraud?

$4.$ Which companies file financial statements with the SEC?

$5.$ What are the costs of our product's ingredients?

$6.$ Should we buy, hold, or sell a company's stock?

$7.$ Should we make a five$-$year loan to that business?