Loose Leaf for Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
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ISBN: 9781260158762
Author: John J Wild
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter C, Problem 2BTN
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Investment made in another company is valued at cost plus income earned by that company. Investment is valued at fair market value of that investment. Fair value is equal to cost plus profit earned by that company.
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Half page memorandum of loss on sale.
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Loose Leaf for Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
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