The following quote was taken directly from the audit report written by Price water house Coopers on the 2009 financial statements of Kroger In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders equity ...

This is the normal statement that an auditor would make about a company whose books it had audited a ...

The following quote was taken directly from the audit report written by Price water house Coopers on

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The following quote was taken directly from the written by Price water house Coopers on the 2009 of Kroger. In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Kroger Co. and its subsidiaries at January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Explain the meaning of the quote and the terms used in it.

Audit Report
The audit report is issued by a certified public accountant who is appointed by the shareholders to provide assurance upon the truth and fairness of the financial statements prepared by the managers of the company. Audit report contains the... Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...