Managerial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 12, Problem 1PB
1. (a)
To determine
Calculate the average
1. (b)
To determine
Ascertain the
2.
To determine
Prepare the report the merits of the two investments to the capital investment committee.
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