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Understanding and Analyzing an Income Statement

The income statement is one of the most important financial statements used in making business decisions. The income statement is an analytical tool that can be used in business and personal finance that summarizes business and personal transactions for a time period. Students must learn the components of an income statement and the ratios used to analyze a company's operations for a fiscal time period. This lesson will provide the tools for construction of an income statement for a service business and a merchandising business. In addition, students will be able to calculate the component percentage that each revenue, expense, and net profit. One of the main goals of this rigorous examination of the income statement is to prepare students for an accounting or personal finance class.

Earning Credit

Students participate in a series of activities that provide them with a simulated credit score and an auto loan interest rate based on their credit score. Then they learn to use compound interest and amortization schedules to calculate the real cost of buying a car, and they compare the total cost of buying a car for individuals with high and low credit scores. At the conclusion, students have a second opportunity to obtain a higher credit score and evaluate how this will affect what kind of car they can buy. Students should have some mathematical background in exponents and the idea of percents before beginning this lesson.

The Economics of Income: The Rich Nations Mystery

Why are some countries very wealthy and others so poor? In this lesson you will learn about the factors that contribute to a nation's standard of living.

Financial Fitness for Life: 9-12 - Teacher Guide

This publication contains lessons for teaching personal finance concepts to 9-12 students. Lessons for older students illustrate certain uses of more abstract representations.

11 out of 24 lessons from this publication relate to this EconEdLink lesson.

Capstone: Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics - Teacher's Guide

This publication contains complete instructions for teaching the lessons in Capstone. When combined with a textbook, Capstone provides activities for a complete high school economics course. 45 exemplary lessons help students learn to apply economic reasoning to a wide range of real-world subjects.

4 out of 45 lessons from this publication relate to this EconEdLink lesson.

Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History

Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History uses a unique mystery-solving approach to teach U.S. economic history to your high school students.

4 out of 40 lessons from this publication relate to this EconEdLink lesson.