Accounting Dictionary - Letter M

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Multiple-step income statement
shows numerous steps in determining net income (or net loss). Each step provides a different measure of an entity's results of operations. For example, the difference between sales and the cost of goods sold represents gross profit, the difference between the gross profit and operating expenses equals operating income and so forth.
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