Take a step back in time and imagine Research In Motion in its infancy as a company.

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Take a step back in time and imagine Research In Motion in its infancy as a company. The year is 1984.
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1. Read the history of Research In Motion at www.RIM.com. Identify the two partners that founded the company.
2. Assume that Research In Motion was originally organized as a partnership. RIM’s income statement in Appendix A varies in several key ways from what it would look like for a partnership. Identify at least two ways in which a corporate income statement differs from a partnership income statement.
3. Compare the Research In Motion balance sheet in Appendix A to what a partnership balance sheet would have shown. Identify and explain any account differences we would anticipate.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Partnership
A legal form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits. A Written agreement between two or more individuals who join as partners to form and carry on a for-profit business. Among other things, it states...
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Fundamental Accounting Principles

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