Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
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Chapter 12, Problem 8C
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Discuss the issues that are raised by the given situation, from the perspective of financial and ethical reporting.
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Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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