Overview: Price/Haddock/Farina has been a long-time market leader because of its readability and relevance. The book includes many real-world examples, high-interest problems and activities, in-text help and practice, and classroom-tested dynamic pedagogy. With the addition of McGraw-Hill’s Connect Accounting, the new edition includes more technology support than ever before.
This chapter-by-chapter learning aid systematicaly and effectively helps students study college accounting and get the maximum benefit from their study time. Each chapter provides a Summary Practice Test with fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, and true/false problems AND solutions to al the questions, and the Working Papers Working Papers contain tailor-made spreadsheets to al end-of-chapter problems.
The text and images in this book are in grayscale. A hardback color version is available. Search for ISBN 9781680922929. Principles of Accounting is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester accounting course that covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting. This book is specifically designed to appeal to both accounting and non-accounting majors, exposing students to the core concepts of accounting in familiar ways to build a strong foundation that can be applied across business fields. Each chapter opens with a relatable real-life scenario for today's college student. Thoughtfully designed examples are presented throughout each chapter, allowing students to build on emerging accounting knowledge. Concepts are further reinforced through applicable connections to more detailed business processes. Students are immersed in the "why" as well as the "how" aspects of accounting in order to reinforce concepts and promote comprehension over rote memorization.
College Accounting provides solid coverage of basic bookkeeping and accounting skills. With a careful development of topics, Heintz/Parry is a book that provides basic bookkeeping and accounting skills that can easy be used in the real world.-- This book uses a continuing example to aid in reader comprehension. First comes a sole-proprietorship, service-oriented business, then a sole-proprietorship retail business and finally, in the last chapters, a corporate retail and manufacturing example.-- Readers benefit from repeated exposure to important concepts and techniques.-- Modules at the end of specific chapters expose the reader to the way computers are used in accounting today. One, for instance, explains the differences between a manual and computerized system.-- Scattered throughout the book, the margin notes provide additional insight into accounting issues.
College Accounting provides the beginning accounting student with the fundamentals of financial accounting through clear, concise, and easy-to-read text with examples and practice opportunities along the way. Combining the expertise of successful authors Paul Kimmel and Jerry Weygandt and the perspectives of two community colleges professors, DeAnna Martin and Jill Mitchell, this resource is the perfect blend of solid, time-tested content and a new streamlined design of embedded charts, lists, and illustrations that help students grasp difficult concepts.
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 information on the Internet, analyze various business situations, work effectively as a member of a team, and communicate your ideas clearly. Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective will give you an understanding of how to use accounting information to analyze business performance and make business decisions. The text takes a business perspective. We use the annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts. You are familiar with many of the companies we use, such as The Limited, The Home Depot, and Coca-Cola Company. Gaining an understanding of accounting terminology and concepts, however, is not enough to ensure your success. You also need to be able to find information on the Internet, analyze various business situations, work effectively as a member of a team, and communicate your ideas clearly. This text was developed to help you develop these skills.
College Accounting continues to offer its trademark short learning segments followed by self-review questions and answers. This book has been thoroughly revised and given a new visual design. The book also includes more real-world examples than ever, high-interest problems and activities, in-text help, classroom-tested features, and support for a variety of software packages. The new edition continues to be the most current and thorough text available, and provides solid coverage of accounting concepts and principles.
