Principles of Accounting
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Author: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Explain the LIFO inventory method and its effect on reported income, cash flows, and income taxes at the time of change in inventory prices.
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