Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259307959
Author: J. David Spiceland, Wayne M Thomas, Don Herrmann
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To write: A memo recommending the income statement presentation of the gain on the sale of the timber tracts and the alternatives to be considered.
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