1) "Dollars before actions"
2) "Actions before dollars"
to provide useful information to external users: investors, creditors, and other external users
THE BREAKDOWN ON HOW TO PREPARE A MULTI-STEP INCOME STATEMENT!
The purpose of the multi-step income statement is to get a better understanding of the business operations with a company!
Calcuations from the Income Statement, Example: Earnings per share
Use different methods ( FIFO, LIFO, and Weighted Average) and compare them by finding Gross Profit of each one.