Pearson eText for Financial Accounting -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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Author: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright
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Chapter 12, Problem 10SC
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Identify the manner in which financial ratios are used in decision making.
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Pearson eText for Financial Accounting -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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