Financial accounting
- ISBN: 9780538843171
- Editorial: South-Western
- Fecha de la edición: 2004
- Lugar de la edición: Mason, Ohio. España
- Edición número: 9th ed
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 768
- Idiomas: Inglés
Accounting is about decision making using financial information. The text focuses on developing a student#s the ability to critically analyze accounting information and make informed business decisions. Students are exposed to a lot of real-world examples where they can see the effect that accounting information has on the decisions made by real companies. Also chapters are split into basic and expanded material so that the professor can easily cover the basics of a topic or, if he or she prefers, delve deeper into a selected topic. Finally, analysis is incorporated throughout the text so that students can learn to use accounting information as they learn how that information is prepared. ÍNDICE:Part 1. Financial Reporting and the Accounting Cycle.1. Accounting Information: Users and Uses.2. Financial Statements: An Overview.3. The Mechanics of Accounting.4. Completing the Accounting Cycle.5. Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis.6. Ensuring the Integrity of Financial Information.Part 2. Operating Activities.7. Selling a Product or a Service.8. Inventory.9. Completing the Operating Cycle.Part 3. Investing and Financing Activities.10. Investments in Property, Plant, and Equipment and Intangible Assets.11. Long-Term Debt Financing.12. Equity Financing.13. Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.Part 4. Other Dimensions of Financial Reporting.14. The Statement of Cash Flows