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The Numbers Game

…But isn't the company responsible for $4 million in debt? Why doesn't that ever hit its books? Technically, the company doesn't have to pay that debt back, says Ed Ketz, associate accounting professor at Penn State University. The affiliate is given the benefit of the doubt that it will come up with the money to repay anything outstanding. For information on how to receive the full story, contact Steve Infanti in the Smeal College Media Relations' Office at smi3@psu.edu .

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