TY - BOOK AU - Warren,Carl S. TI - Survey of accounting SN - 0324312482 U1 - 657 21 PY - 2007///] CY - Mason, Ohio PB - Thomson/South-Western KW - Accounting N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; The role of accounting in business -- Basic accounting systems: cash basis -- Basic accounting systems: accrual basis -- Accounting for merchandising businesses -- Internal control and cash -- Receivables and inventories -- Fixed assets, natural resources, and intangible assets -- Liabilities and stockholders' equity -- Metric analysis of financial statements -- Accounting for manufacturing operations -- Cost -- volume -- profit analysis -- Differential analysis and product pricing -- Budgeting and standard costs -- Performance evaluation for decentralized operations -- Capital investment analysis N2 - Gain a solid overview of the basic topics of financial and managerial accounting using a unique Integrated Financial Statement Framework with SURVEY OF ACCOUNTING, 8E -- written specifically for readers who have no prior knowledge of accounting. The book's unique framework illustrates the impact of transactions on financial statements without the use of detailed rules and procedures involving debits and credits. This edition also incorporates Warren’s Metric Analysis to link transactions and management decisions to metrics that assess the financial condition and performance of businesses – demonstrating the impact of transactions and management decisions on the business.-- Publisher's website ER -