Accounting : What the Numbers Mean

by Marshall, David; McManus, Wayne; Viele, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780073527062
• ISBN10: 0073527068
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-13
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

Accounting has become known as the language of business. This new edition is written to meet the needs of those students who will not be accountants but who do need to understand accounting to learn the key language that embarks us in the business world. Marshall, the leading text in the Survey market, takes readers through the basics: what accounting information is, what it means, and how it is used. In using this text, students examine financial statements and discover what they do and do not communicate. This enables them to gain the crucial decision-making and problem-solving skills they need in order to succeed in a professional environment. The new edition still has a strong focus on Return on Investment while updated content is integrated throughout.

Table of Contents

Accounting-Present and Past

Financial Accounting

Financial Statements and Accounting Concepts/Principles

Fundamental Interpretations Made From Financial Statement Data

The Bookkeeping Process and Transaction Analysis

Accounting for and Presentation of Current Assets

Accounting for and Presentation of Property, Plant and Equipment, and other Noncurrent Assets

Accounting for and Presentation of Liabilities

Accounting for and Presentation of Owners’ Equity

The Income Statement and the Statement of Cash Flows

Corporate Governance, Explanatory Notes and Other Disclosures

Financial Statement Analysis

Managerial Accounting

Managerial Accounting and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Cost Accounting and Reporting

Cost Planning

Cost Control

Costs for Decision Making

Epilogue: Accounting-The Future

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