Intermediate Accounting: Reporting and Analysis
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Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 8GI
To determine
List the reason why external stakeholders use the information about a company’s (a) economic resources and claims to these resources, (b) comprehensive income and its components, and (c) cash flows.
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Intermediate Accounting: Reporting and Analysis
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