Financial & Managerial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.1CP
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To comment: On the decision of the board of directors in its CEO personal loan case.
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Financial & Managerial Accounting
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