Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259222139
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Frank Hodge Ch
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Ascertain the reason for changing the depreciation method for real estate, facilities, and equipment placed in service after January1, 2001 and for subsequent years by the Corporation GM.

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Chapter 8 Solutions

Financial Accounting

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