16-13 Other comprehensive income consists of a few special types of gains and losses
that do not appear on the income statement and thus do not become part of retained
16-15 A multi-step income statement contains subtotals that provide users an easy way
16-16 Retained earnings is increased (decreased) by net income (loss), decreased by
dividends paid, and decreased by the repurchase of common shares.
16-17 A cash flows statement aids in predicting future cash flows, evaluating
16-19 Major operating activities include collections from customers, collections of
16-20 Major investing activities include sales and purchases of property, plant, and
16-21 Major financing activities include borrowing from creditors, issuing equity
securities, repaying creditors, repurchasing equity securities, and paying dividends.
16-22 Interest paid or received appears in the operating activities section. Some
commentators favor showing interest paid as a financing activity and interest received as