15th Edition
Financial
Accounting
Jan R. Williams
University of Tennessee
Susan F. Haka
Michigan State University
Mark S. Bettner
Bucknell University
Joseph V. Carcello
University of Tennessee
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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