Principles of Accounting
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ISBN: 9781133626985
Author: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Identify whether employees are considered assets in financial statement and give reason. Describe the sense that southwest considers its employees to be assets.
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Principles of Accounting
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