Schaum's Outline of Bookkeeping and Accounting (Schaum's Outline Series) - Softcover

Lerner,Joel; Gokarn,Rajul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071464581 ISBN 13: 9780071464581

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2006

Synopsis

Confusing Textbooks?

Missed Lectures?

Tough Test Questions?

Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

This Schaum's Outline gives you

• Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge
• Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field
• In-depth review of practices and applications

Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!

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About this title

From the Back Cover:

Master bookkeeping and accounting with Schaum's­­the high-performance study guide. It will help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve your personal best on exams! Students love Schaum's Outlines because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students improve their test scores and final grades with these indispensable study guides. Get the edge on your classmates. Use Schaum's!

If you don't have a lot of time but want to excel in class, this book helps you:

• Brush up before tests
• Find answers fast
• Study quickly and more effectively
• Get the big picture without spending hours poring over lengthy textbooks

Schaum's Outlines give you the information your teachers expect you to know in a handy and concise format­­without overwhelming you with unnecessary details. You get a complete overview of the subject. Plus, you get plenty of practice exercises to test your skill. Compatible with any classroom text, Schaum's let you study at your own pace and remind you of all the important facts you need to remember­­fast! And Schaum's are so complete, they're perfect for preparing for graduate or professional exams.

Inside, you will find:

• Easy-to-understand explanations of bookkeeping and accounting concepts
• 537 fully solved problems, with step-by-step solutions
• 187 summary questions to further challenge you; Hundreds of additional practice problems, with answers supplied
• Five complete exams for testing yourself

If you want top grades and thorough understanding of bookkeeping and accounting, this powerful study tool is the best tutor you can have!

Chapters include:

• Part I: The Bookkeeping Cycle
• Assets, Liabilities, and Capital
• Debits and Credits: The Double-Entry System
• Journalizing and Posting Transactions
• Financial Statements
• Adjusting and Closing Procedures
• Examination I
• Part II: Special Journals, Ledgers, and the Worksheet
• Repetitive Transactions­­the Sales and the Purchases Journals
• The Cash Journal
• Summarizing and Reporting via the Worksheet
• Examination II
• Part III: Merchandising
• The Merchandising Company
• Costing Merchandise Inventory
• Pricing Merchandise
• Examination III
• Part IV: Specific Bookkeeping & Accounting Topics
• Negotiable Instruments
• Controlling Cash
• Payroll
• Property, Plant, and Equipment: Depreciation
• Examination IV
• Part V: Other Business Organizations
• The Partnership
• The Corporation
• Examination V
• Appendix: Mathematics
• Glossary of Bookkeeping and Accounting Terms

About the Author:

Joel Lerner is a retired professor and former chairman of the business division at Sullivan County Community College.

Rajul Gokarn, Ph.D. is an associate professor of accounting at Clark-Atlanta University.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071464581
• ISBN 13: 9780071464581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 400