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CHAPTER 1 The Role of Accounting in Business
The Nature of Business
Types of Businesses
Forms of Business
Business Strategies
Value Chain of a Business
Business Stakeholders
Business Activities
Financing Activities
Investing Activities
Operating Activities
What Is Accounting and Its Role in Business?
Financial Statements
Income Statement
Retained Earnings Statement
Balance Sheet
Statement of Cash Flows
Interrelationships among Financial Statements
Accounting Concepts
Business Entity Concept
Cost Concept
Going Concern Concept
Matching Concept
Objectivity Concept
Unit of Measure Concept
Adequate Disclosure Concept
Accounting Period Concept
Horizontal Analysis

CHAPTER 2 The Cash Basis of Accounting
Elements of an Accounting System
Rules
Framework
Controls
Cash and Accrual Bases of Accounting
Using the Cash Basis of Accounting
Using the Accrual Basis of Accounting
Summary of Differences between the Cash and Accrual Bases of Accounting
Using the Cash Basis for a Corporation's First Period of Operations
Financial Statements for a Corporation's First Period of Operations
Income Statement
Retained Earnings Statement
Balance Sheet
Statement of Cash Flows
Using the Cash Basis for the Second Period of Operations
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Cash Basis

CHAPTER 3
The Accrual Basis of Accounting
The Accrual Basis of Accounting and the Matching Concept
Using the Accrual Basis of Accounting for Family Health Care's November Transactions
The Adjustment Process
Deferrals and Accruals
Adjustments for Family Health Care
Financial Statements
Interpreting Accrual and Cash Basis Income
The Accounting Cycle
Common-Size Financial Statements

CHAPTER 4
Accounting for Merchandise
Operations
Merchandise Operations
Financial Statements for a Merchandising Business
Multiple-Step Income Statement
Single-Step Income Statement
Retained Earnings Statement
Balance Sheet
Statement of Cash Flows
Sales Transactions
Cash Sales
Sales on Account
Sales Discounts
Sales Returns and Allowances
Purchase Transactions
Purchase Discounts
Purchase Returns and Allowances
Transportation Costs and Sales Taxes
Transportation Costs
Sales Taxes
Dual Nature of Merchandise Transactions
Merchandise Shrinkage
Gross Profit and Operating Profit Analysis

CHAPTER 5
Internal Control and Cash
Internal Control
Objectives of Internal Control
Elements of Internal Control
Prevention and Detection of Employee Fraud
Preventive Controls
Detective Controls
Risk Factors Relating to Employee Fraud
Examples of Employee Fraud
Cash Controls over Receipts and Payments
Control of Cash Receipts
Control of Cash Payments
Bank Accounts
Use of Bank Accounts
Bank Statement
Bank Accounts as a Control over Cash
Bank Reconciliation
Special-Purpose Cash Funds
Financial Statement Reporting of Cash
Cash Ratios
Ratio of Cash Flow to Net Income
Ratio of Cash to Monthly Cash Expenses

CHAPTER 6
Receivables and Inventories
Classification of Receivables
Accounts Receivable
Notes Receivable
Other Receivables
Uncollectible Receivables
Estimating Uncollectible Receivables
Sales Method
Aging-of-Receivables Method
Write-Offs of Customer Accounts
Classification of Inventories
Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions
Comparing Costing Methods
Use of Fifo Method
Use of Lifo Method
Use of Average Cost Method
Reporting Receivables and Inventory
Receivables
Inventory
Turnover Ratios
Accounts Receivable Turnover
Inventory Turnover

CHAPTER 7
Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets
Nature of Fixed Assets
Classifying Costs
The Cost of Fixed Assets
Accounting for Depreciation
Factors in Computing Depreciation Expense
Comparing Depreciation Methods
Depreciation for Federal Income Tax
Natural Resources
Fixed Asset Disposals
Discarding Fixed Assets
Selling Fixed Assets
Capital and Revenue Expenditures
Intangible Assets
Patents
Copyrights and Trademarks
Goodwill
Reporting Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets
Analyzing Fixed Assets
Operational Utilization Analyses
Financial Utilization Analysis

CHAPTER8
Liabilities and Stockholders'Equity
Financing Operations
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Notes Payable
Income Taxes
Contingent Liabilities
Payroll
Bonds
Stock
Common and Preferred Stock
Issuance of Stock
Reacquired Stock
Dividends
Cash Dividends
Stock Dividends
Stock Splits
Reporting Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Earnings per Share
Analyze and Interpret Solvency

CHAPTER 9
Financial Statement Analysis
Basic Analytical Procedures
Horizontal Analysis
Vertical Analysis
Common-Size Statements
Other Analytical Measures
Solvency Analysis
Current Position Analysis
Accounts Receivable Analysis
Inventory Analysis
Ratio of Fixed Assets to Long-Term Liabilities
Ratio of Liabilities to Stockholders' Equity
Number of Times Interest Charges Earned
Profitability Analysis
Ratio of Net Sales to Assets
Rate Earned on Total Assets
Rate Earned on Stockholders' Equity
Rate Earned on Common Stockholders" Equity
Earnings per Share on Common Stock
Price-Earnings Ratio
Dividends per Share and Dividend Yield
Summary of Analytical Measures
Corporate Annual Reports
Financial Highlights
President's Letter to the Stockholders
Management Discussion and Analysis
Independent Auditors' Report
Historical Summary

CHAPTER10
Accounting Systems for Manufacturing Businesses
Nature of Manufacturing Businesses
Manufacturing Cost Terms
Materials
Factory Labor
Factory Overhead Cost
Cost Accounting System Overview
Job Order Cost Systems for Manufacturing Businesses
Materials
Factory Labor
Factory Overhead Cost
Work in Process
Finished Goods and Cost of Goods Sold
Sales and Cost of Goods Sold
Period Costs
Summary of Cost Flows for Goodwell Printers
Job Order Costing for Decision Making
Job Order Cost Systems for Professional Service Businesses
Just-in-Time Manufacturing Principles
Reducing Inventory
Reducing Lead Times
Reducing Setup Time
Emphasizing Product-Oriented Layout
Emphasizing Employee Involvement
Emphasizing Pull Manufacturing
Emphasizing Zero Defects
Emphasizing Supplier Partnering
Activity-Based Costing

CHAPTER11
Cost Behavior and Cost-VolumeProfit Analysis
Cost Behavior
Variable Costs
Fixed Costs
Mixed Costs
Summary of Cost Behavior Concepts
Reporting Variable and Fixed Costs
Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships
Contribution Margin Concept
Mathematical Approach to Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Break-Even Point Target Profit
Graphic Approach to Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Cost-Volume-Profit (Break-Even) Chart
Profit-Volume Chart
Use of Computers in Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Sales Mix Considerations
Special Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships
Margin of Safety
Operating Leverage
Assumptions of Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

CHAPTER 12 Differential Analysis and Product Pricing
CHAPTER 13 Budgeting and Standard Cost Systems
CHAPTER 14 Performance Evaluation for Decentralized Operations
CHAPTER 15 Capital Investment Analysis
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