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 10, Problem 12RE
Rick’s Towing Company owns three tow trucks. During the current year, Rick performed maintenance on the trucks and realized he had to make improvements to the engines on two of his trucks. The improvements totaled $55,000. Prepare the
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Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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