Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
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ISBN: 9781118334331
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Horizontal Analysis: Horizontal analysis is a tool for financial analysis. It reports the amount and percentage change in financial data for different years.

To prepare: Horizontal analysis for Company W.

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Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making

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