Financial Accounting, Student Value Edition (5th Edition)
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Author: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright
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Chapter 7, Problem 45AP
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Record the transactions in the journal and post the balances and prepare T-accounts for Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts and
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Show the manner in which Accounts receivable would be reported in the balance sheet at that date.
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Financial Accounting, Student Value Edition (5th Edition)
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