Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305088436
Author: Carl Warren, Jim Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1E
The following is a list of well-known companies:
- 1. Alcoa Inc.
- 2. Boeing
- 3. Caterpillar
- 4. Citigroup Inc.
- 5. CVS
- 6. Delta Air Lines
- 7. eBay Inc.
- 8. FedEx
- 9. Ford Motor Company
- 10. Gap Inc.
- 11. H&R Block
- 12. Hilton Hospitality, Inc.
- 13. Procter & Gamble
- 14. SunTrust
- 15. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- a. Indicate whether each of these companies is primarily a service, merchandise, or manufacturing business. If you are unfamiliar with the company, use the Internet to locate the company’s home page or use the finance website of Yahoo (finance.yahoo.com).
- b. For which of the preceding companies is the
accounting equation relevant?
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