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 1, Problem 24BE
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Compute the amount of increase or decrease in liabilities in 2019.
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Indicate the reasons for change (decrease) in liabilities.
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