Financial Accounting, Student Value Edition (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134728520
Author: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 55BP
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Compute the given ratios for 2018 and 2017.
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Write a memo to explain the changes in the ratios from 2017 to 2018. The causes for such changes and indicate the changes about the company (favourable or unfavourable).
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