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Zenith Ltd's financial statements are used by several parties. Which of the following correctly matches a user with a need that general purpose financial statements are designed to meet?

Existing investors use the financial statements to judge how well management has looked after the resources entrusted to it, known as stewardship. Detailed budgets, any internal report and confidential pricing plans are not part of general purpose financial statements.

  1. ATrade payables: the detailed budget for next year's production costs
  2. BGovernment agencies: any internal management report requested at any time
  3. CExisting investors: information to help assess management's stewardship of the resources entrusted to themCorrect
  4. DCustomers: the entity's confidential pricing strategy for new products

Explanation

General purpose statements aim to help investors, lenders and other creditors assess prospects of future cash flows and management's stewardship. Detailed budgets, internal reports and confidential pricing strategies are not provided in general purpose statements; users needing these must request them, if available, separately.

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