Listed below are financial statements for the Sunflower Company.

Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

Sales revenue

$20,000

Cost of sales

12,000

Gross profit

8,000

Operating expenses

4,000

Selling and administrative expenses

3,000

Net income

$1,000

Statement of Stockholders” Equity
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

Contributed
Capital

Retained
Earnings

Total

Balance at December 31, 2003

$5,000

$13,000

$18,000

Common stock issued

2,000

2,000

Net income

1,000

1,000

Dividends

4,000

4,000

Balance at December 31, 2004

$7,000

$10,000

$17,000

Balance Sheet
as of December 31, 2004

Assets:

Liabilities and Stockholders” Equity

Cash

$9,000

Accounts payable

$5,000

Accounts receivable

3,000

Notes payable

8,000

Inventory

2,000

Common stock

7,000

Land

16,000

Retained earnings

10,000

Total$30,000

$30,000

Total

$30,000

(a) Describe what is meant by the term articulation. (b) What evidence of articulation is there in this set of financial statements?