Answer:
1. The financial statement that would be the most helpful for a finance professional to evaluate how a firm's performance is:
a. How much cash is a firm generating through operating, investing, and financing activities?
2. If compensation for senior management is based on short-term performance of the firm, in the short run the firm is likely to:
a. Overstate its earnings
Explanation:
This financial statement is provided by the Statement of Cash Flows. The statement provides the performance report about a company's liquidity and long-term solvency. Ā The information about how much debt and equity the firm has issued to finance its assets will be obtained from the statement of financial position (known as the balance sheet). Ā This statement does not show the performance of a firm, but its financial position as of a given date.