Task 2. 2.1 analyse the costs of different sources of finance Compare and contrast the advantages of using the following types of funding for a business. Explanations Disadvantages le Methode a. Shares Advantages | 1. 2 1.- 2.2 13. 2 b. Bondse 1. 1.e 2.0 3.2 e 2. 3.2 e 2.3 assess the information needs of different decision makers Explain 3 or more reasons users of financial statements for the following people: a. Manager b. Bank c. shareholder tt 2.4 explain the impact of finance on the financial statements Companies may wish to use leases to finance their assets. This is sometimes referred to as 'off the balance-sheet financing'. Jimmy Taylor, has seen this in the newspaper but is unsure what it means. Required:- a. define off the balance sheet financing. b. Give reasons why a company would do this. c. Explain how the authorities are trying to discourage this now