Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337272094
Author: WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.1CP
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Long-term debt: This is a financial or lease obligation, owed by a company, which have a maturity of more than 12-month period.
To discuss: The ethical issues related to the issue of long-term bonds, without disclosing the plans of additional issue of long-term bonds
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