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Using Financial Accounting Information The Alternative to Debits and Credits

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ISBN-10: 0324645104

ISBN-13: 9780324645101

Edition: 5th 2008

Authors: Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton

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USING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING INFORMATION is a user-oriented text known for its strong decision-making focus, and the incorporation of flagship companies within a more traditional, balance sheet organization. Transactions, which as presented in a spreadsheet (accounting equation) format, are used to help students gain a better conceptual understanding of their impact on financial information.
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List price: $285.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cengage South-Western
Publication date: 2/21/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 768
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.938
Language: English

Gary A. Porter earned M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Colorado. Dr. Porter taught at several universities, including San Diego State and the University of Montana, and also served as department chair. He is currently Distinguished Lecturer at Drake University. Widely published and the recipient of numerous teaching awards, Dr. Porter has conducted workshops in the field, has worked as a staff accountant with Deloitte & Touche, and has actively served the Illinois CPA Society, American Accounting Association, and Financial Executives International.

Curtis L. Norton received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University and an M.B.A. from the University of South Dakota. He is currently Clinical Professor of Accounting at Arizona State University. Professor of Accounting at Northern Illinois University for more than 30 years, Dr. Norton earned the University Excellence Teaching Award and has published in The Accounting Review, The Journal of Accounting Education, CPA Journal, and other journals. A member of the American Accounting Association and Financial Executives International, he also consults and conducts training for private and governmental authorities, banks, and utilities.

Introduction: Getting Started in Business
The Finish Line, Inc.: Making Business Decisions
What Is Business?
Forms of Organization
Business Entities
Nonbusiness Entities
Organizations and Social Responsibility
The Nature of Business Activity
Financing Activities
Investing Activities
Operating Activities
Starting Your Study of Accounting
Accounting as a Form of Communication
The Finish Line, Inc.: Making Business Decisions
What Is Accounting?
Users of Accounting Information and Their Needs
Internal Users
External Users
Using Financial Accounting Information
Using the Ratio Decision Model: A Financial Decision Framework
Financial Statements: How Accountants Communicate
The Accounting Equation
The Balance Sheet
The Income Statement
The Statement of Retained Earnings
The Statement of Cash Flows
Relationships Among the Financial Statements
Looking at Financial Statements for a Real Company: Finish Line
Finish Line's Balance Sheet
Finish Line's Income Statement
The Conceptual Framework: Foundation for Financial Statements
Conceptual Framework for Accounting
Economic Entity Concept
Cost Principle
Going Concern
Time Period Assumption
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Accounting as a Social Science
Who Determines the Rules of the Game?
Introduction to Ethics in Accounting
Accountants and Ethical Judgments
The Changing Face of the Accounting Profession
The Accounting Profession
Employment by Private Business
Employment by Nonbusiness Entities
Employment in Public Accounting
Accountants in Education
Accounting as a Career
Each chapter contains some or all of the following end-of-chapter material
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Financial Statements and the Annual Report
The Finish Line, Inc.: Making Business Decisions
What Financial Statements Tell about a Business
Objectives of Financial Reporting
The Primary Objective of Financial Reporting
Secondary Objectives of Financial Reporting
What Makes Accounting Information Useful? Qualitative Characteristics
Understandability
Relevance
Reliability
Comparability and Consistency
Materiality
Conservatism
Financial Reporting: An International Perspective
Looking at Financial Statements
What Are the Parts of the Balance Sheet? Understanding the Operating Cycle
The Classified Balance Sheet
Current Assets
Noncurrent Assets
Current Liabilities
Long-Term Liabilities
Stockholders' Equity
Using a Classified Balance Sheet: Introduction to Ratios
Working Capital
Current Ratio
The Income Statement
What Appears on the Income Statement?
Format of the Income Statement
Using an Income Statement
The Statement of Retained Earnings
The Statement of Cash Flows
Looking at Financial Statements for a Real Company: The Finish Line, Inc.
Finish Line's Condensed Balance Sheet
Using the Ratio Decision Model: Analyzing the Current Ratio
Finish Line's Income Statement
Using the Ratio Decision Model: Analyzing the Profit Margin
Other Elements of an Annual Report
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Processing Accounting Information
Foot Locker, Inc.: Making Business Decisions
Economic Events: The Basis for Recording Transactions
External and Internal Events
The Role of Source Documents in Recording Transactions
Analyzing the Effects of Transactions on the Accounting Equation
Balance Sheet and Income Statement for Glengarry Health Club
What Is an Account?
Chart of Accounts
The General Ledger
Processing Accounting Information
Accounting Tools: The Double-Entry System
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Income Measurement and Accrual Accounting
Foot Locker, Inc.: Making Business Decisions
Recognition and Measurement in Financial Statements
Recognition
Measurement
Summary of Recognition and Measurement in Financial Statements
The Accrual Basis of Accounting
Comparing the Cash and Accrual Bases of Accounting
What the Income Statement and the Statement of Cash Flows Reveal
Accrual Accounting and Time Periods
The Revenue Recognition Principle
Expense Recognition and the Matching Principle
Accrual Accounting and Adjustments
Types of Adjustments
Accruals and Deferrals
Summary of Adjustments
Comprehensive Example of Adjustments
Adjustments at the End of January
Income Statement and Balance Sheet for Duffy Transit
Ethical Considerations for a Company on the Accrual Basis
The Accounting Cycle
The Use of a Work Sheet
The Closing Process
Interim Financial Statements
Integrative Problem
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Inventories and Cost of Goods Sold
The Finish Line, Inc.: Making Business Decisions
The Nature of Inventory
Three Types of Inventory Cost and Three Forms of Inventory
The Income Statement for a Merchandiser
Net Sales of Merchandise
Sales Returns and Allowances
Credit Terms and Sales Discounts
The Cost of Goods Sold
The Cost of Goods Sold Model
Inventory Systems: Perpetual and Periodic
Beginning and Ending Inventories in a Periodic System
The Cost of Goods Purchased
The Gross Profit Ratio
Using the Ratio Decision Model: Analyzing the Gross Profit Ratio
Inventory Valuation and the Measurement of Income
Inventory Costs: What Should Be Included?
Inventory Costing Methods with a Periodic System
Specific Identification Method
Weighted Average Cost Method
First-in, First-out Method (FIFO)
Last-in, First-out Method (LIFO)
Selecting an Inventory Costing Method
Costing Methods and Cash Flow
LIFO Liquidation
The LIFO Conformity Rule
The LIFO Reserve: Estimating LIFO's Effect on Income and on Taxes Paid
Costing Methods and Inventory Profits
Changing Inventory Methods
Inventory Valuation in Other Countries
Inventory Errors
Valuing Inventory at Lower of Cost or Market
Why Replacement Cost Is Used as a Measure of Market
Conservatism Is the Basis for the Lower-of-Cost-or-Market Rule
Application of the LCM Rule
Methods for Estimating Inventory Value
Gross Profit Method
Retail Inventory Method
Analyzing the Management of Inventory
Using the Ratio Decision Model: Analyzing the Management of Inventory
How Inventories Affect the Cash Flows Statement
Accounting Tools: Inventory Costing Methods with the Use of a Perpetual Inventory System
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Cash and Internal Control
The Finish Line, Inc.: Making Business Decisions
What Constitutes Cash?
Cash Equivalents and the Statement of Cash Flows
Control over Cash
Cash Management
Reading a Bank Statement
The Bank Reconciliation
The Bank Reconciliation and the Need for Adjustments to the Records
Establishing a Petty Cash Fund
An Introduction to Internal Control
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The Control Environment
The Accounting System
Internal Control Procedures
Limitations on Internal Control
Computerized Business Documents and Internal Control
Control over Cash Receipts
The Role of Computerized Business Documents in Controlling Cash Disbursements
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Investments and Receivables
Apple Computer Company: Making Business Decisions
Accounting for Investments
Investments in Highly Liquid Financial Instruments
Investing Idle Cash
Accounting for an Investment in a Certificate of Deposit (CD)
Investments in Stocks and Bonds
Accounts Receivable
The Use of a Subsidiary Ledger
The Valuation of Accounts Receivable
Two Methods to Account for Bad Debts
Write-Offs of Uncollectible Accounts with the Allowance Method
Two Approaches to the Allowance Method of Accounting for Bad Debts
The Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio
Using the Ratio Decision Model: Analyzing the Accounts Receivable Rate of Collection
Notes Receivable
Important Terms Connected with Promissory Notes
Accelerating the Inflow of Cash from Sales
Credit Card Sales
Discounting Notes Receivable
How Liquid Assets Affect the Statement of Cash Flows
Accounting for Investments in Stocks and Bonds
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Operating Assets: Property, Plant, and Equipment, Natural Resources, and Intangibles
Nike: Making Business Decisions
Operating Assets: Property, Plant, and Equipment
Balance Sheet Presentation
Acquisition of Property, Plant, and Equipment
Use and Depreciation of Property, Plant, and Equipment
Capital versus Revenue Expenditures
Environmental Aspects of Operating Assets
Disposal of Property, Plant, and Equipment
Operating Assets: Natural Resources
Balance Sheet Presentation
Depletion of Natural Resources
Operating Assets: Intangible Assets
Balance Sheet Presentation
Acquisition Cost of Intangible Assets
Amortization of Intangibles
How Long-Term Assets Affect the Statement of Cash Flows
Analyzing Long-Term Assets for Average Life and Asset Turnover
Using the Ratio Decision Model: Analyzing Average Life and Asset Turnover
Integrative Problem
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Current Liabilities, Contingencies, and the Time Value of Money
Jacuzzi: Making Business Decisions
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Notes Payable
Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt
Taxes Payable
Other Accrued Liabilities
Reading the Statement of Cash Flows for Changes in Current Liabilities
Contingent Liabilities
Contingent Liabilities That Are Recorded
Contingent Liabilities That Are Disclosed
Contingent Liabilities versus Contingent Assets
Time Value of Money Concepts
Simple Interest
Compound Interest
Interest Compounding
Future Value of a Single Amount
Present Value of a Single Amount
Future Value of an Annuity
Present Value of an Annuity
Solving for Unknowns
Accounting Tools: Payroll Accounting
Accounting Tools: Using Excel for Problems Involving Interest Calculations
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Long-Term Liabilities
Coca-Cola: Making Business Decisions
Balance Sheet Presentation
Bonds Payable
Characteristics of Bonds
Issuance of Bonds
Factors Affecting Bond Price
Premium or Discount on Bonds
Bond Amortization
Redemption of Bonds
Liability for Leases
Leases
Analyzing Debt to Assess a Firm's Ability to Pay Its Liabilities
How Long-Term Liabilities Affect the Statement of Cash Flows
Using the Ratio Decision Model: Analyzing the Debt-to-Equity and Times Interest Earned Ratios
Accounting Tools: Other Liabilities
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Stockholders' Equity
Jacuzzi: Making Business Decisions
An Overview of Stockholders' Equity
Equity as a Source of Financing
Stockholders' Equity on the Balance Sheet
How Income and Dividends Affect Retained Earnings
Identifying the Components of the Stockholders' Equity Section of the Balance Sheet
What Is Preferred Stock?
Issuance of Stock
Stock Issued for Cash
Stock Issued for Noncash Consideration
What Is Treasury Stock?
Retirement of Stock
Dividends: Distribution of Income to Shareholders
Cash Dividends
Cash Dividends for Preferred and Common Stock
Stock Dividends
Stock Splits
Statement of Stockholders' Equity
What Is Comprehensive Income?
What Analyzing Stockholders' Equity Reveals About a Firm's Value
Book Value per Share
Using the Ratio Decision Model: Analyzing Book Value per Share
Calculating Book Value When Preferred Stock Is Present
Market Value per Share
How Changes in Stockholders' Equity Affect the Statement of Cash Flows
Accounting Tools: Unincorporated Businesses
Integrative Problem
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
The Statement of Cash Flows
Best Buy: Making Business Decisions
Cash Flows and Accrual Accounting
Purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows
An Example
Reporting Requirements for a Statement of Cash Flows
The Definition of Cash: Cash and Cash Equivalents
Classification of Cash Flows
Two Methods of Reporting Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
How the Statement of Cash Flows Is Put Together
The Accounting Equation and the Statement of Cash Flows
An Approach to Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows: Direct Method
An Approach to Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows: Indirect Method
Comparison of the Indirect and Direct Methods
The Use of Cash Flow Information
Creditors and Cash Flow Adequacy
Using the Ratio Decision Model: Analyzing Cash Flow Adequacy
Stockholders and Cash Flow per Share
Accounting Tools: A Work-Sheet Approach to the Statement of Cash Flows
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Financial Statement Analysis
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: Making Business Decisions
Precautions in Statement Analysis
Watch for Alternative Accounting Principles
Take Care When Making Comparisons
Understand the Possible Effects of Inflation
Analysis of Comparative and Common-Size Statements
Horizontal Analysis
Vertical Analysis
Liquidity Analysis and the Management of Working Capital
Working Capital
Current Ratio
Acid-Test Ratio
Cash Flow from Operations to Current Liabilities
Accounts Receivable Analysis
Inventory Analysis
Cash Operating Cycle
Solvency Analysis
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
Times Interest Earned
Debt Service Coverage
Cash Flow from Operations to Capital Expenditures Ratio
Profitability Analysis
Rate of Return on Assets
Components of Return on Assets
Return on Common Stockholders' Equity
Return on Assets, Return on Equity, and Leverage
Earnings per Share
Price/Earnings Ratio
Dividend Ratios
Summary of Selected Financial Ratios
Accounting Tools: Reporting and Analyzing Other Income Statement Items
Integrative Problem
Study Highlights
Ratio Review
Accounts Highlighted
Key Terms Quiz
Alternate Terms
Warmup Exercises & Solutions
Review Problem & Solution
Questions
Exercises
Multi-Concept Exercises
Problems
Multi-Concept Problems
Alternate Problems
Alternate Multi-Concept Problems
Decision Cases
Solutions to Key Terms Quiz
Excerpts from the Finish Line, Inc., Form 10-K for 2006
Excerpts from Foot Locker, Inc., Form 10-K for 2005
Glossary
Comprehensive Index