Accounting: What the Numbers Mean, 10th Edition

Accounting has become known as the language of business. This new edition is written to meet the needs of those students who will not be accountants but who do need to understand accounting to learn the key language that embarks us in the business world. Marshall, the leading text in the Survey market, takes readers through the basics: what accounting information is, what it means, and how it is used. The authors help students succeed through clear and concise writing, a conceptual focus and unparalleled technology support. In using this text, students examine financial statements and discover what they do and do not communicate. This enables them to gain the crucial decision-making and problem-solving skills they need in order to succeed in a professional environment.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Accounting—Present and Past

Part 1 : Financial Accounting
Chapter 2. Financial Statements and Accounting Concepts/Principles
Chapter 3. Fundamental Interpretations Made from Financial Statement Data
Chapter 4. The Bookkeeping Process and Made from Financial Statement Data
Chapter 5. Accounting for and Presentation of Current Assets
Chapter 6. Accounting for and Presentation of Property, Plant, and Equipment, and Other Noncurrent Assets
Chapter 7. Accounting for and Presentation of Liabilities
Chapter 8. Accounting for and Presentation of Stockholders’ Equity
Chapter 9. The Income Statement and the Statement of Cash Flows
Chapter 10. Corporate Governance, Notes to the Financial Statements, and Othe Disclosures
Chapter 11. Financial Statement Analysis

Part 2 : Managerial Accounting
Chapter 12. Managerial Accounting and Cost–Volume–Profit Relationships
Chapter 13. Cost Accounting and Reporting
Chapter 14. Cost Planning
Chapter 15. Cost Control
Chapter 16. Costs for Decision Making