Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259565403
Author: William N. Lanen Professor, Shannon Anderson Associate Professor, Michael W Maher
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Define the reasons behind the high pay to the executives of the companies even if the company incurs the loss.
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