Accounting for Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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Author: Jacqueline L. Reck James E. Rooks Distinguished Professor, Suzanne Lowensohn, Earl R Wilson
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Explain the reason for the ratio analysis based only on the governmental fund financial statements not being sufficient to evaluate economic condition.
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