Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134486840
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 3RQ
To determine
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial information of a business are analyzed by the analysts, investors, creditors, auditors, and others parties to evaluate the financial status of the business by comparing its financial statements over the years, with the peer business, and with the industry as a whole.
To Define: The horizontal analysis and the method of percentage change computed.
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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (6th Edition)
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