Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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Author: Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 68BPSB
Problem 3-68B Inferring
The following schedule shows all the accounts of Eagle Imports that received year end adjusting entries:
Required:
- Calculate the missing amounts identified by the letters (a) through (e).
- Prepare the five adjusting entries that must have been made to cause the account changes as indicated.
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Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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