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Merle Hawkins, the president of Pathway Company, is pleased. Pathway substantially increased its net income in 2017 while keeping its unit inventory relatively the same. Jon Dietz, chief accountant, cautions Merle, however. Dietz says that since Pathway changed its method of
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