College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
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ISBN: 9781305084087
Author: Cathy J. Scott
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Explain why the term debit doesn’t always mean “increase” and why the term credit doesn’t always mean “decrease.”

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