1. The primary objective of financial accounting is: A. To serve the decision-making needs of internal users. B. To provide financial statements to help external users analyze an organization's activities. C. To monitor and control company activities. D. To provide information on both the costs and benefits of looking after products and services. E. To know what, when, and how much to produce

Financial accounting is an accounting technique used for analyzing, summarizing and reporting of financial transactions like sales costs, purchase costs, payables and receivables of an organization using standard financial guidelines such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Financial statements can be defined as a document used for the formal communication or disclosure of financial information and statements to present and potential users such as investors and creditors. These includes balance sheet, statement of retained earnings and income statement.

The primary objective of financial accounting is to provide financial statements to help external users such as creditors, investors, potential clients, etc., analyze an organization's activities.