Preface -- Visual walk-through -- The financial statements -- Transaction analysis -- Accrual accounting & income -- Internal control & cash -- Short-term investments & receivables -- Inventory & cost of goods sold -- Plant assets, natural resources, & intangibles -- Long-term investments & the...

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