Could $51 million be immaterial when Enron reports income of $105 million?

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-160

  Brody, Richard G ^a   Lowe, D Jordan ^b   Pany, Kurt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22044449289     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2003.17.2.153     Document Type: Note

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