Financial Accounting [Hardcover]

Robert F. Meigs (Author), Walter B. Meigs (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070423199 | ISBN-13: 978-0070423190 | Publication Date: October 1991 | Edition: 7th

This text is designed for the undergraduate or graduate level course called "Financial Accounting". The fourth edition explains accounting concepts and procedures, integrates actual financial statements, and offers flexibility in covering text topics.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Robert Meigs received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. He is also the author of the successful principles textbook ACCOUNTING: The Basis for Business Decisions.

Mark Bettner is the Chair of Accounting at Bucknell University. He received his Ph.D. at Texas Tech University. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 793 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College; 7th edition (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070423199
• ISBN-13: 978-0070423190
• Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 0.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,194,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gets to the point, August 9, 2002

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saxmaster3 "saxmaster3" (York, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Financial Accounting (Hardcover)

When I first took Financial Accounting, I was using Prentice Hall's Accounting textbook by Hongren. My prof was real anal-retentive and required us to read every chapter. To ensure this, he would quiz us on the contents of each chapter before we covered it in class. I spent so much time trying to wade through the excessive verbage in that book that I ended up not having any time left to do actual problems or sharpen up my practical skills. As a result, I ended up with a D in the class although I understood most of the concepts very well. When I took the course again over the summer, I had a different professor and he used this book. What a breath of fresh air! Meigs and company explain the accounting concepts just as thoroughly as Hongren but with about half the verbage. I breezed through my summer course and got the highest grade in the class. This book is an excellent teaching tool for beginners and would also make a great reference guide for more advanced students.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CLEAR, EASY, STRAIGHTFORWARD, February 12, 2000

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Purrrfectcat "purrfectcat" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Financial Accounting (Book only) (Hardcover)

This college accounting book is SO UNDERSTANDABLE--it uses PLAIN ENGLISH, doesn't give you a lot of hard to understand theoretical concepts like other accounting books. it gives you what you need to know in order to study accounting and in a format that you can understand. you can read thru 1 chapter easily since it only gives you what you NEED to know. it first gives objective questions in the front of the chapter and then summarizes the definitions for important words, phrases, and terminology at the end of each chapter. it's very practical in introducing you to real life accounting.

SORRY--THIS REVIEW REFERS TO THE TEXT BOOK, NOT THE STUDY GUIDE.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for students as well as professionals., August 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Financial Accounting (Hardcover)

I am a student of professional Accountancy. I found this book very clear, it conveys the material to the reader very well. It has every thing availble for the student to understand the topics with illustrations. I don't find simmilar book like this one. By reading this book, I am able to get exemption in this subject by securing grade 'A+'. Thanks to the Authors.