Video Game: How to interpret the key concepts of the Income Statement?

This article is intended for students.

This article is only for the Marketing simulation.

The Income Statement is located at the bottom of your simulation in the ''Results'' section. You can consult this report directly on the screen or download the Excel file.

Note that you'll also be able to compare your results for all years of your simulation in the same archive.

The Income Statement is a financial report that shows your results in terms of revenue and expenses. To help you understand what the results mean and how to analyze them, here is an example with some comments (definitions) and notes in the right column.

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