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State Any Two Limitations and Any Two Objectives Of 'Analysis of Financial Statement'.

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State any two limitations and any two objectives of  'Analysis of Financial Statement'. 

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Limitations of Analysis of Financial Statement

1. Ignores Changes in the Price level- The financial analysis fails to capture the change in price level. The figures of different years are taken on nominal values and not in real terms (i.e. not taking price change into considerations).

2. Misleading and Wrong Information- The financial analysis fails to reveal the change in the accounting procedures and practices. Consequently they may provide wrong and misleading information.

Objectives of Analysis of Financial Statement

1. It enables the conduct of meaningful comparisons of financial data. It provides better and easy understanding of the changes in the financial data overtime.

2. It helps in designing effective plans and better execution of plans by enabling control and checks over the use of the financial resources.

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