Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts
Thomas P. Edmonds
University of Alabama–Birmingham
Frances M. McNair
Mississippi State University
Philip R. Olds
Virginia Commonwealth University
Edward E. Milam
Mississippi State University (Contributing Author)
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