Foundations of Financial Management
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ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 2DQ
Why does capital budgeting rely on analysis of cash flows rather than on net income? (LO12-2)
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