Financial Accounting
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337272124
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 6CP
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Suggest appropriate control procedures for preventing / detecting the theft of cash.
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Chapter 8 Solutions
Financial Accounting
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