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For the balance sheet, it’s the total amount of income to be received that’s logged into the books at the close of the fiscal year. Inventory is derived from the cost of goods table.

I have Windows Office XP on my computer. I have Excel, but now I want to add the balance sheet option. My computer asks for the original disk, but when I insert it, I get a message saying it can't ...