Financial Accounting, Working Papers: Tools for Business Decision Making

This exciting, practical introduction arms readers with a practical set of tools, and the confidence to use those tools effectively in making business decisions. It begins with a macro view of accounting information by presenting real financial statements. The authors clearly establish how a financial statement communicates the financing, operating, and investing activities of a business.

Designed to not only teach but motivate students, this second edition of the undergraduate financial accounting textbook gives a complete review of the skills and thinking required for accounting by the corporate world. New additions to the pedagogical structure include comparative analysis problems added to every chapter, chapter opening previews, illustrations that highlight key concepts, concept review sections and margin notes. Special attention given to identifying and developing learning styles for optimum academic performance.