Financial Accounting, Tools For Business Decision Making [Hardcover]

Paul D. Kimmel (Author), Jerry J. Weygandt (Author), Donald E. Kieso (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0471415782 | ISBN-13: 978-0471415787 | Edition: 3rd

Now in its Third Edition, Financial Accounting by Kimmel, Weygandt, and Kieso has been tested and approved in the classroom. This best-selling text has helped students hit the road with a practical set of tools, and the confidence they need to use those tools effectively in making business decisions.

Financial Accounting provides students with an understanding of those concepts that are fundamental to the use of accounting. Starting with a "macro" view of accounting information, the authors present real financial statements and establish how a financial statement communicates the financing, investing, and operating activities of a business to users of accounting information. They motivate students by grounding the discussion in the real world, showing them the relevance of the topics covered to their future career.

Student Workbook:  This valuable study guide, written to use side-by-side with the Financial Accounting textbook provides the guidance and assurance you need to exceeed in the course.  Included a re study objectives, demonstration problems, true/false and multiple-choice questions, solutions, to exercises, chapter outlines, and blank working papers.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This user-friendly book teaches readers fundamental accounting procedures with an emphasis on the relationship between the procedural detail and the fundamental accounting equation. It gives readers the conceptual and procedural accounting tools they need in order to make sound internal and external business decisions. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Now in its Fourth Edition, Kimmel, Weygandt, and Kieso’s Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making has been tested and approved in the classroom. Whether you measure classroom success by improved grades, students who are better prepared for the Intermediate course and their future careers, or by student evaluations at the end of the semester, Financial Accounting delivers real results.

“If you are teaching a debit/credit centered financial accounting principles class there is not a better written or organized text.  Believe me I have looked.  The supporting materials for instructors [are] also terrific.”
––Nancy Snow, University of Toledo

“The textbook is well written with good examples and homework problems.   This book is easy to understand, but is rigorous in its coverage of accounting issues.”
––Paul Brazina, La Salle University, Philadelphia

“Best presentation of material in the industry. In addition, Financial, Managerial and Intermediate all flow together for greater coverage and comprehension.”
––Vince Enslein, Clinton Community College

Key Features

• WileyPLUS gives instructors the technology they need to create an environment where students can reach their full potential and experience academic success. www.wiley.com/college/wileyplus
• New Accounting Across the Organization features place accounting issues within the context of students’ majors.
• Updated with expanded content on Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Governance.
• New Comprehensive Problems combine concepts across chapters.
• A new Continuing Cookie Chronicle problem traces the growth of an entrepreneurial venture and enables students to apply their newly acquired accounting skills.
• Identifies the tools students will need to make real business decisions.
• Provides balanced coverage of the accounting cycle at a level that is appropriate to what students need in the business world.
• Emphasizes the accounting experiences of real high-profile companies, such as Tootsie Roll, Microsoft, Nike, and Intel.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 832 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3rd edition (February 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471415782
• ISBN-13: 978-0471415787
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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65 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No Code Included With Purchse Of "New" Text From Amazon, August 30, 2007

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Heath G. Gerlock "zeloeistotheo" (Kansas City, MO, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making (Hardcover)

Potential Buyers,

If you are a student who is taking an accounting course and your instructor requires you to use the accompanying Wiley Plus website, do not expect to get a Wiley Plus, registration code with this product.

I purchased the text "new" directly from Amazon for an accounting class I am taking and I assumed that I would recieve the registration code I needed; I assumed wrong as there was no registration code included with my book.

If you do need the code for class and you do choose to buy this book from Amazon, you'll be best off buying the cheapest, used edition and going to the Wiley Plus site directly to get a standard registration code for around $60 dollars. Of Course keep in mind shipping costs may eat up any savings you'd get buying from Amazon in the first place!

The 1 star review actually reflects my dissatisfaction with the description of this product on Amazon's site, and not the quality of the text.

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Why make a busy topic busier?, December 12, 2004

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GCat002 (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Financial Accounting, Tools For Business Decision Making (Hardcover)

We used this book in my accounting class. The coverage jumped around a too much for my taste. Also, not having an accounting background, the constant language changes (with no cross references and very superficial glossary), especially between the chapter text and the exercises made the endeavor excruciating. The worst part was not being able to check answers. The answer key should come with the book. Not having an answer key invalidates this books use as a learning tool even if it were better written.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beginners manual, June 25, 2006

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heals "heals_just2" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making (Hardcover)

If you are new to accounting then this book should definitely be on your list. Explaining step by step how to record basic journal entries and how these entries relate to the various financial statements (Income Statement, Cash-Flows...), in a clear and well organized fashion. The only reason I am unwilling to rate this book five stars is due to the price; as most people will be using this book as an introduction to financial accounting it does seem a little expensive. It is also worth noting the problems and examples used throughout the book are of excellent quality, especially the financial statements provided in appendix A and B. If you have previous experience within the accounting field I would probably recommend a book at a higher level but beginners could do no better.