LooseLeaf for College Accounting: A Contemporary Approach

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ISBN: 9781259995057

Author: M. David Haddock Jr. Professor, John Ellis Price, Michael Farina

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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LooseLeaf for College Accounting: A Contemporary Approach

Ch. 3 - Increases are recorded on which side of asset,...Ch. 3 - What is a footing?Ch. 3 - Prob. 1.3SRQ Ch. 3 - Prob. 1.4SRE Ch. 3 - Prob. 1.5SRE Ch. 3 - Prob. 1.6SRA Ch. 3 - Prob. 2.1SRQ Ch. 3 - Prob. 2.2SRQ Ch. 3 - What is a trial balance and what is its purpose?Ch. 3 - Prob. 2.4SRE

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