Accounting Principles A Business Perspective

Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective uses annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts in use in business today. Gaining an understanding of accounting terminology and concepts, however, is not enough to ensure your success. You also need to be able to find...

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Main Authors: Hermanson, Roger H. (Author), Edwards, James D. (Author), Maher, Michael W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] BCcampus [2011]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Accounting and its use in business decisions
  • 2. Recording business transactions
  • 3. Adjustments for financial reporting
  • 4. Completing the accounting cycle
  • 5. Accounting theory
  • 6. Merchandising transactions
  • 7. Measuring and reporting inventories
  • 8. Control of cash
  • 9. Receivables and payables
  • 10. Property, plant, and equipment
  • 11. Plant asset disposals, natural resources, and intangible assets
  • 12. Stockholders' equity: Classes of capital stock
  • 13. Corporations: Paid-in capital, retained earnings, dividends, and treasury stock
  • 14. Stock investments
  • 15. Long-term financing: Bonds
  • 16. Analysis using the statement of cash flows
  • 17. Analysis and interpretation of financial statements
  • 18. Managerial accounting concepts/job costing
  • 19. Process: Cost systems
  • 20. Using accounting for quality and cost management
  • 21. Cost-volume-profit analysis
  • 22. Short-term decision making: Differential analysis
  • 23. Budgeting for planning and control
  • 24. Control through standard costs
  • 25. Responsibility accounting: Segmental analysis
  • 26. Capital budgeting: Long-range planning