What type of information is used in the financial reports?

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To understand which type of information is used in financial reports, we should consider what financial reports typically present. 
Option a: Present information. Financial reports do not primarily focus on current present information; they summarize past financial events and transactions, though some current-period figures are included, the core content is retrospective.
Option b: Future information. While forecasts and projections may accompany financial analysis, standard financial reports themselves mainly report historical results, not guaranteed future outcomes, so this option is incomplete.
Option c: Hypothetical information. Financial reports are not based on hypothetical scenarios; they rely on actual recorded data and values, not invented or speculative content.
Option d: Past information. The fundamental purpose of financial reports is to record and present what has already occurred—revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity from prior periods—making past information the correct characterization.
In summary, option d accurately captures the primary nature of financial reports as reporting past information, while the other options describe elements that are either only partially true (present figures) or not the primary content (future or hypothetical data).

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