Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 8RE
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Prepare necessary journal entries of Company W for the current year.
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