Review of Essentials of Accounting (7th Edition)

US: Prentice Hall, 1999. Paperback. Good. Designed specifically for active users of business data--rather than prepar ers of accounting information (bookkeepers), this self-study, self-paced in troduction to financial accounting uses an interactive programmed approach to present the ideas and terminology essential to an understanding of balan ce sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows. Every frame req uires readers to actively solve a problem involving accounting information- -e.g., selecting a correct word from two choices, providing an answer, maki ng a journal entry, or preparing a complete balance sheet. Includes the mos t recent pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The Ba lance Sheet. Balance Sheet Changes; Income Measurement. Accounting Records and Systems. Revenues and Monetary Assets. Expense Measurement; The Income Statement. Inventories and Cost of Sales. Noncurrent Assets and Depreciatio n. Liabilities and Equity. Statement of Cash Flows. Analysis of Financial S tatements. A self-study manual for those in executive, vocational, or manag ement training programs, and for new hires who are expected to have a knowl edge of accounting, especially banks, investment firms, and consulting firm s.