Cengagenowv2, 1 Term Printed Access Card For Wahlen/jones/pagach’s Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis, 2017 Update, 2nd
Cengagenowv2, 1 Term Printed Access Card For Wahlen/jones/pagach’s Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis, 2017 Update, 2nd
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Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 15GI
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State the four possible alternative methods for accounting the prior service cost that arise from the pension plan modifications and also indicate the method that is required by GAAP.

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