Intermediate Accounting, 10 Ed
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Author: Mark W. Nelson, Wayne B. Thomas J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.5Q
Sugarbaker Designs Inc. changed from the FIFO inventory costing method to the average cost method during 2018. Which items from the 2017 financial statements should be restated on the basis of the average cost method when reported in the 2018 comparative financial statements?
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