Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9780134125053
Author: Kemp, Robert S., Waybright, Jeffrey.
Publisher: Pearson Education,
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Chapter 12, Problem 1WC
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Write a memo to your client explaining the comparison of the business with the industry averages and explain the client the significance of common-size financial statements.

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