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GEN COMBO LOOSELEAF INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING; CONNECT ACCESS CARD
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ISBN: 9781260089042
Author: J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.7Q
Southeast Steel, Inc., changed from the FIFO inventory costing method to the LIFO method during 2017. How would this change likely be reported in the 2018 comparative financial statements?
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